Medill Newsmakers: lead poisoning, Chicago’s silent threat (VIDEO)
By Lydia Randall You can’t see it, you can’t hear it, but it is one of the most potent threats facing Chicago kids. Those who live in city’s most distressed neighborhoods are developing lead poisoning at five times the city’s average. This edition of Medill Newsmakers examines the link between lead poisoning and violence and […]
12pm Newscast Wednesday July 8th
Some of this week’s top stories from Medill Reports. The 35th annual Taste of Chicago started today. Angela Barnes spoke to organizers and vendors about what Chicagoans can expect.
Fraudulent cards cost CTA millions (VIDEO)
By Lydia Randall and Sara Shouhayib Fraudulent use of subsidized Chicago Transit Authority cards in the last six months has cost CTA more than six million dollars, but such cases of fraud are on the decline. CTA began the effort to curtail fraudulent card use last November, when it was revealed that cases of card […]
Last minute donation to South Side high school renews hope, buys time.
By Lydia Randall On the day of a self-imposed deadline, Hales Franciscan High School –a South Side mainstay for over 50 years — has had an 11th hour miracle. A generous donation to the school means that students will be returning in the Fall. The school is still short of the $300,000 it says it […]
