Haymarket Center fights against NuMed West Loop dispensary proposal
By Shirin Ali Medill Reports Community groups hit NuMed Chicago with fierce opposition to its recreational marijuana dispensary proposal for Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The proposed dispensary would open at 935 W. Randolph St., on the same block as the city’s longest standing addiction treatment facility, Haymarket Center. “Having a dispensary located next door to […]
Gloves come off in the 9th Democratic primary debate; Warren coasts to a new high
By Alison Saldanha Medill Reports “We are not going to beat Donald Trump with a man who knows how many nondisclosure agreements and the drip, drip, drip of stories of women saying they have been harassed and discriminated against,” said Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren about candidate Mike Bloomberg. “Mr. Bloomberg, it wasn’t you […]
Coaches and PT’s work together to keep athletes strong after injuries
By Zoe Collins Rath Medill Reports Despite hours in the gym and weight room, practices and taking good care of their bodies, elite athletes still sustain physical injuries that can take them out of their sport for as much as a year. One of the most common injuries is a torn ACL, one of the […]
Chinese in US fight the coronavirus at home with charter plane of medical supplies
By Yun Hao Medill Reports Chen Cui, a volunteer from Seattle and CEO of marketing company Matone, burst into tears as the plane finally started to pull out of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport at about 10:30 p.m. on Jan 28. He and other volunteers had worked hard to collect the medical supplies on the plane. […]
Heart of glass: Artist Pearl Dick explains how glassblowing can spark creativity and hope
By Maura Turcotte Medill Reports At Project FIRE, artist Pearl Dick teaches students how to use glowing furnaces, scorched metal rods and molten glass to craft more than delicate sculptures. The studio’s 23 participants, who were all shot in Chicago as teens or young adults, also learn how to build relationships and heal. Dick cofounded […]
Former Chicago Luvabull dances her way through an ever-evolving career
By Michaela Schirra Medill Reports Every day is different for Amelia Carpenter. From teaching fitness and dance classes to coaching a high school dance team, Carpenter has chosen to pursue her passion through varied paths. Carpenter, 30, currently works as a professional dancer, coach and teacher in Chicago and will continue to host private dance […]
Sanders rally in Charlotte draws a mix of committed, undecided supporters
Maura Turcotte Medill Reports CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sen. Bernie Sanders left his rally to a standing ovation. Macasha Campbell left undecided. Campbell, 29, voted for the progressive candidate in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary and said she might vote for him again. Marijuana legalization, student loan forgiveness and health care expansion — some of Sanders’ […]
Chicago’s Latinx community struggles to find answers to mental health
By Leah Vann Medill Reports Linette Aleman, 20, rubbed her hands together as she sat in Los Gallos restaurant on Nov. 17, 2019, recalling the first panic attack she had 11 months ago. Aleman vividly remembers the episode. She described the feeling of her shoulders rising up uncontrollably, and what followed was a series of […]
The man behind the murals: Jonas Never on painting sports murals, his process, and working in public
By Gurjit Kaur Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — While everyone else was watching Tiger Woods play, Jonas Never spent his week at the Genesis Invitational painting the legendary golfer. Never, a prominent Los Angeles muralist, grew up imagining he’d become a baseball player or run a bar — like Sam Malone from “Cheers.” However, after […]
Black voters in South Carolina could boost Tom Steyer’s rise
By Brandon Raphael Dupre Medill Reports Easter Benjamin stood on her front porch watching Tom Steyer canvassers in bright orange and blue campaign shirts spill out of a van. Their shirts flashed across the backdrop of muddied grass and drab woods in a mostly African American neighborhood outside the small city center. Benjamin, an African […]
