Chicago business owners’ ‘love letter to the Luddites’ expands as they work to open city’s only fiber mill
By Caitlin Keller Medill Reports A modest storefront in Irving Park with textile projects strewn across the room, Inclement Craft is a cozy, art-lover’s paradise radiating “a genuine joy for the craft and celebrating each other’s creations,” as customer Eric Guy puts it. Visitors can sometimes find the two co-owners, Aaron Storm and Nathaniel Millard, […]
Embrace the niche: A guide to Chicago’s specialty museums
By Mallory Evans Medill Reports Smelling dozens of ice cream flavors. Clicking buttons and cranking levers to control inflation and cash flow. Squinting your eyes to see tiny bowling pins, buttons, rocks and figurines. The commonality? They’re all activities in Chicago museums. According to Museum Hack, there are 67 museums in the city of Chicago — but what constitutes a “museum”? Institutions […]
WATCH: The Trump administration is attempting to block Puerto Rico’s transition to renewable energy, potentially locking in decades of fossil fuel dependence
By Camille Vocelka Medill Reports For decades, Puerto Ricans have suffered from an unreliable electricity grid and devastating pollution from the coal, oil and gas plants that fuel it. Community leaders are pushing for a transition to renewable energy, specifically rooftop solar. Ongoing legal disputes will determine the fate of billions of dollars meant for […]
Northwestern researchers explore artificial cells as new frontier in medicine
By Emma Henry Medill Reports At Northwestern University’s Center for Synthetic Biology, scientists are re-engineering one of life’s most fundamental building blocks: the cell. Instead of relying solely on living cells, researchers are experimenting with artificial ones, allowing scientists to study the potential for these designed biological systems to perform specific tasks. While everyday applications are […]