2025 Medill Newsmakers: Show 1
By Simone Roberts, Anneliese Cornejo Garcia, Blake McQueary, Britton Struthers Lugo, Catie Lacovara, Avery Feldman and Sarah Barber Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers presents
August 5, 2025
By Simone Roberts, Anneliese Cornejo Garcia, Blake McQueary, Britton Struthers Lugo, Catie Lacovara, Avery Feldman and Sarah Barber Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers presents
By Abigail Ali Medill Reports Tess Holliday struggled to find plus-size clothing growing up in Laurel, Mississippi. As a teen, she was surrounded by images
By Abby Bustin Medill Reports Pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in America, is expanding in Chicago, but with new players and new courts,
By Lena Folke Medill Reports With Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’s new bill passing the Senate, Illinois would be the first state to protect libraries
By Brenda Ordoñez Medill Reports Since the summer of 2022, Chicago has welcomed over 9,000 migrants from the southern border. Many of these migrants traveled to the
By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports Ultimate Frisbee is one of the world’s fastest-growing sports, and the Chicago Union is making a name for itself within
By Drake Wilson Medill Reports With summer fast approaching, Chicagoans are ready to pack their beach bags and head to the lake. But online misinformation
By Ophelia Deng Medill Reports The pandemic has put the Chicago Loop in distress. Vacant office buildings have lead to closed storefronts. What will the
By Ryan Hayes-Owens Medill Reports The 95th Street “L” station in Roseland will soon have a first-of-its-kind, free Narcan vending machine to treat CTA riders
By Damita Menezes Medill Reports Human composting is gaining traction in Illinois. The state House voted 63-38 to pass a bill legalizing the method, but