On the cutting edge: New Chicago hair salon gives gender norms the snip
By Amanda Rosenberg Medill Reports Franky Halloran laughs happily to herself as she completes a four-hour coloring session with one longtime client. “Damn, dude, this
By Amanda Rosenberg Medill Reports Franky Halloran laughs happily to herself as she completes a four-hour coloring session with one longtime client. “Damn, dude, this
By Zain Bando Medill Reports Shane van Gisbergen held back tears after conquering Chicago’s first-ever NASCAR street race in Grant Park Sunday. The Grant Park
By Jared Ramsey Medill Reports Thousands of people congregated in Grant Park over the holiday weekend, but the draw wasn’t fireworks over Lake Michigan, it
By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports Kierstin Lindkvist is a Medill graduate student in the sports media specialization. Follow her on Twitter @KLindkvistNews or Instagram @kelindkvist,
By Prerana Sannappanavar Medill Reports In the 1970s, Rochelle Crump, now 68, joined the U.S. Army, where she started her fight against systemic gender and
By Prerana Sannappanavar Medill Reports The festival of Holi is many things. For some, it is the celebration of good triumphing over evil. For others,
By Antonia Mufarech Medill Reports It’s 7:30 p.m. on a Saturday at Winter’s Jazz Club in Streeterville. The lights dim as audience members sip a
By Dilpreet Raju Medill Reports Salmonella could pose a much more long-term health risk than just upending weekend plans with food-poisoning symptoms. According to a
By Antonia Mufarech Medill Reports Surrounded by colorful quipus (knotted cords used by the Incas to store information) hanging from the ceiling that contrast
Text by Damita Menezes Medill Reports On the latest episode of “Chicago This Week,” we introduce you to the 13 newly elected alderpeople who will