WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 6, Episode 4
By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In the fourth episode of “Chicago This Week,” we speak to a journalist who was steps away from the president when shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Plus, we take a road trip to show you a weekend getaway just hours from the […]
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 6, Episode 3
By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In the third episode of “Chicago This Week,” it’s pet adoption season and shelters across the city are working to find animals new homes. Take a look at how one adoption center is making a unique effort to boost adoptions. Plus, an increase in teen takeovers is […]
WATCH: St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago: A centurylong tradition
By Ryan Kirton Medill Reports Chicago is one of the most popular places to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the country. Ryan Kirton looks at how this came to be, and what it means for the city of Chicago. TRANSCRIPT NARRATION: Stock up on green clothes, Chicago. You don’t want to be caught without them on […]
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 6, Episode 2
By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In the second episode of “Chicago This Week,” we hear from Chicago Catholics as they respond to the feud between the president and the pope. The governor has an alternative to high gas prices — will it make a difference? And in sports, we talked to the […]
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 6, Episode 1
By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In this season’s first episode of “Chicago This Week,” reporters cover new efforts to make riding the CTA safer for women. They speak with someone who has experienced conversion therapy, and he shares his thoughts on a recent Supreme Court ruling. They also catch up with University […]
WATCH: Chicagoans march in protest on International Women’s Day
By Morgan Hawes Medill Reports Last month, hundreds of demonstrators marched down the streets of downtown Chicago as part of a nationwide effort to celebrate International Women’s Day. Protesters held up signs and chanted phrases with reference to reproductive health, immigration justice and women’s rights. Narration: On International Women’s Day, hundreds of protesters are gathering at Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago. Women […]
Purdue earns no. 2 seed on Selection Sunday after Big Ten Tournament Championship win, set to play in first round Friday
By Katherine Silva Medill Reports Minutes into the Big Ten Tournament championship, struggling to find his shot, Purdue’s Braden Smith tore off his No. 3 jersey “superman-style” in frustration. An hour later, after a tough and-1, Smith was flexing to the Boilermaker crowd in a nameless No. 41 substitute jersey. Shortly after that, he was hoisting the […]
Illinois 9th district primary race tight as large voter share is undecided, national issues emerge
By George Alexandrakis Medill Reports EVANSTON — Standing along a frigid Evanston street on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, lifelong Evanston resident Clif Brown held up a Palestinian flag and wore a two-sided sign opposing two of the leading contenders in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District Democratic primary. “It’s very cold, and I was kind of […]
Boyd, Blackwell set program records as Wisconsin rallies past Illinois, before falling to Michigan in Big Ten Tournament
By Justin Parmer Medill Reports Despite being down by double digits at multiple points throughout Friday’s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, Wisconsin put its trust in its veteran guards, rallying to defeat Illinois 91-87 in overtime. For the first time since 1968 the Badgers had two players score 30 or more points, with graduate senior Nick Boyd […]
In chilly San Francisco Bay, open-water swimmers find warmth in community
By Lucy Roberts Medill Reports SAN FRANCISCO – The water in the San Francisco Bay rarely rises above 60 degrees, even in the summer. But these chill temperatures do not stop swimmers from diving into the bay, chasing not just the shock of the cold water, but also the warmth of community they find in […]