By Ankur Singh Medill Reports Laura Polanco, 34, is a parent who was born and raised in Cicero. She’s currently running for school board for
By Dwight A. Weingarten Medill Reports The Illinois state minimum wage will rise to $9.25 an hour on Jan. 1, 2020, increasing for the first
By Dwight A. Weingarten Medill Reports Activist Bob Moses hearkened back to the Civil Rights Movement when describing his inspiration for The Algebra Project, which
By Kaisha Young Medill Reports In recent years, opioid-related deaths have spiked nationwide. Since 2001, the Chicago Recovery Alliance has been working to combat the
By Andrew Donlan Medill Reports Mary Schmich was walking to work at the Chicago Tribune, as she did everyday, when she passed a young woman
By Lu Zhao Medill Reports When Ryan Ali looks back on his teenage years, he wishes he had been “the biggest nerd in the school.”
By Lily Qi and Lu Zhao Medill Reports Uranium, arsenic, lead … have you ever thought about these metals contaminating the water you use and
By Neel Madhavan Medill Reports The five-day Big Ten Tournament kicked off with thousands of people pouring into the United Center Wednesday evening, March 13
https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/soundcite/latest/js/soundcite.min.js The Wildcats’ season ended with an overtime loss in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament at the United Center last week, ending
By Jessica Xieyang Qiao Medill Reports A lone mosquito patrols the Yamada family to stock up on blood for the coming winter. You are Mister