Taxes make Chicago real estate hard to sell
By Jackson Elliott Medill Reports Chicago’s high real estate prices and the lack of buyers might indicate a housing market bubble, one real estate agent said. Anthony Zammit, a 17-year industry veteran and the CEO of Lofty Real Estate, said that the slow market might be a sign of over-inflated real estate prices, especially given […]
From China to the US: Tracking 14 days in exile
By Henry Ren Medill Reports Two days after Xu Wu retrieved his passport in Shanghai, the Silicon Valley software engineer boarded a plane to Cancún after a 21-hour overnight layover at Frankfurt Airport. It was Feb. 18, just over two weeks after the Trump administration barred the entry of foreign citizens who had visited mainland […]
Dance fitness studios across Chicago aim to empower with rhythm and exercise
By Michaela Schirra Medill Reports Dance means different things to different people. For some, it’s pure expression and, for others, it’s simply a way to stay active. Now that dance has become a popular mode of exercise, studios across the Chicago area encourage participants to leave class feeling proud of themselves. “I want them to feel […]
Meet Joe McKeown, who rebuilds programs by day and is the glue of his family by night
By Tony Garcia Medill Reports A casserole breakfast with assorted fruit on each of their laps, Joe McKeown, his wife Laura, and his daughters Meghan and Ally gathered around the television. Laura poured over the handful of spreadsheets she’d created, breaking down every possible scenario as they watched the final Big Ten game of the […]
Tokyo can still reap benefits of hosting Olympics by modeling successes of London Games
By Sally Ehrmann Medill Reports With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the world, the legacy of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics could be the first canceled games due to a pandemic rather than war. If that happens, many wonder whether the estimated $29 billion price tag will have been worth it. But looking at past […]
Private sector hops on COVID-19 testing as the nation lags behind
By Yun Hao Medill Reports After President Trump declared a national emergency Friday due to the COVID-19 pandemic, representatives of Roche Diagnostics, Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, Walmart, Target, Walgreens, CVS, and some other private sector companies stood together behind the president, and each addressed their decisions of confronting the coronavirus collaboratively. “Normally you view us as […]
