Medill Newsmakers: North Lawndale organizers hope to beautify the community

North Lawndale

By Amber Cooper  Medill Reports Litter-Free Lawndale is a beautification campaign occurring on the West Side of Chicago. Residents and community organizers hope to beautify the neighborhood through clean-up days, gardening and the implementation of more receptacles. Littering is an issue that has plagued North Lawndale for years, and residents are ready for a change. […]

Chicago’s art house theater innovates to survive pandemic

By Jack Murray Medill Reports CHICAGO— Music Box Theatre, an arthouse movie theater located on the city’s North Side, has been a Chicago staple since the 1920s. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world in the early months of 2020, the future of the theater, especially to those who look at the facility as a […]