By Brooke Rayford The overdue state budget has begun to have a negative effect on colleges and private universities across the state of Illinois. By the
By Madison Hopkins NASA has taken the privatization of space innovation to new heights with the announcement of three new contracts for commercial resupply services.
By Aishwarya Kumar Lakshminarayanapuram Next to a toy truck and a bowl of vending machine-friendly nickels and quarters on her desk, Corry Irvin keeps a
By Carlos D. Williamson As a film director, the late Gordon Parks gave African-Americans empowering images in the 1970s with the blaxploitation hit “Shaft.” But
By Kristen Vake Fans are still coping after the news of legendary artist David Bowie’s death last week. The 69-year-old musician battled cancer for 18 months,
By Benji Cohen The Lincoln Park Community Shelter has a different approach for helping the homeless. When a homeless “visitor,” as they are called, enters its
By Lena Blietz Stan’s Donuts and Coffee is offering the chance to win free doughnuts for life to customers willing to wake up before dawn
By Harvard Zhang The state of Illinois was able to sell $480 million of general obligation bonds Thursday at a lower interest rate than the
By Caroline Kenny Less than a week after President Obama introduced executive orders to reduce gun violence, Former U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, who is seeking
By Rebekah Frumkin Chicago’s homeless struggle to survive the bitter cold in tents. Medill reporter Rebekah Frumkin spent time talking with residents of the Uptown