2025 Medill Newsmakers: Show 1
By Simone Roberts, Anneliese Cornejo Garcia, Blake McQueary, Britton Struthers Lugo, Catie Lacovara, Avery Feldman and Sarah Barber Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers presents stories of real difference-makers across the wards of Chicago. From cafes teaching grief-coping skills to Illinois’ outdated brewing laws and high school athletics, here’s how six Chicagoans are impacting their […]
About 30% of NCAA Division I athletes who enter the transfer portal don’t find a new D1 program. What happens when you get stuck?
By Will McLernon Medill Reports On Saturdays last fall, former Houston Christian University offensive tackle Rodney Leaks would often sit in a Las Vegas sportsbook or at home with his dad watching college football, wishing he was on the field. Instead, he was stuck in the transfer portal. The 6-foot-5, 310-pound, former three-star high school […]