
Jobless claims hit 45-year low
By Juliette Rocheleau Medill Reports The U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ended January 13 plunged to 220,000, its lowest number in almost 45

By Juliette Rocheleau Medill Reports The U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ended January 13 plunged to 220,000, its lowest number in almost 45

By Alexa Adler Medill Reports As bitcoin prices fluctuate, indicating uncertainty about the ultimate viability of cryptocurrency, other use of its underlying blockchain technology is

By Caroline Tanner Medill Reports CHICAGO – “Even now, I talk to women my age and they’re still looking for permission,” said Democratic political hopeful

Marine researcher Loretta Roberson believes rethinking how we grow seaweed has the potential to clean up oceans, replace fossil fuels and protect coastlines from violent

The co-director of the Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise dishes on the waterway’s history, its recent transformation and the ‘craziest thing’ he’s ever seen

After 17 years front-and-center, the Field Museum’s toothy crown jewel Sue is moving upstairs to make way for an even larger predator. By Adam Cohen

Almost a year after the settlement between environmental groups and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, progress is inching forward in reducing dangerous

The new ‘funkumentary,’ Do U Want It?, is director Josh Freund’s cinematic love letter to the band Papa Grows Funk and the New Orleans music

By Kate Cimini Medill Reports Although tall ships were exclusively the province of men when they were used to ship lumber after the 1871 Chicago

by Kate Cimini Medill Reports For Sameena Mustafa, it was about the principle of the thing. A first-time candidate running for Congress in Chicago’s 5th