Medill Newsmakers: Reporting on protests in 2021
By Amelia Burns Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers is a series of broadcasts dedicated to taking an in-depth look at a single topic. Each broadcast features
June 13, 2021
By Amelia Burns Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers is a series of broadcasts dedicated to taking an in-depth look at a single topic. Each broadcast features
By Kelly Heinzerling Medill Reports Last March, Chicago theatres closed their doors to audiences in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Without access to the
By Carlyn Kranking Medill Reports Malika Jackson, special programs coordinator at Dixon Elementary School, wanted her students to experience nature’s beauty in the schoolyard, so
By Cameron Bopp Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers is a series of broadcasts dedicated to taking an in-depth look at a single topic. Each broadcast features
By Kelly Milan Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers is a series of broadcasts dedicated to taking an in-depth look at a single topic. Each broadcast features
By Rachel Gaylor Medill Reports After the coronavirus pandemic caused a spectator-free Kentucky Derby last year, the availability of vaccines enabled 51,000 people to attend
By Casey Drottar Medill Reports Even two weeks ahead of opening day, Andrea Brommelkamp had no trouble predicting what the return of Cedar Rapids Kernels
By Leonna McAfee & Rodricka Taylor Medill Reports Posting bail to stay out of prison when charged with a crime will be a thing of
By Diamond Palmer Medill Reports Parents like Cortney Ritsema, a mother of three, have become used to frequent interruptions throughout the day from their kids.
By Diamond Palmer Medill Reports Police use of force against Black and Latino communities in Pilsen has residents in an uproar. Some residents feel Mayor