Patrick Brower builds a community around comics
By Alyk Russell Kenlan Medill Reports Two sleeves of superhero tattoos make Patrick Brower, 51, look like a comic book. Twelve years ago, he and
By Alyk Russell Kenlan Medill Reports Two sleeves of superhero tattoos make Patrick Brower, 51, look like a comic book. Twelve years ago, he and
By Jenny Ly Medill Reports The COVID-19 quarantine has forced many people to find new ways of doing old things. Working, shopping, going to school
By Samone Blair Medill Reports Despite changes to Easter celebrations across the globe due to the coronavirus, Rev. Chris Wadelton of Columbus, Indiana, hopes his
By Michael Thomas Medill Reports High school sweethearts Jenae Torres and Bobby Carrington spent a year planning their dream wedding. The COVID-19 pandemic and California
By Xurui Tan Medill Reports Accessories are the most, not the least, important part of an outfit, says Alyssa Bove, the 27-year-old owner and designer
By Anika Exum Medill Reports Today, uncertainty frightens the American population as many find themselves either newly unemployed or at high risk of losing employment
By Emine Yücel Medill Reports The Rev. Randall Harris is vacuuming the Faith Community Church floors before his weekly Wednesday night Bible study for the
By Hannah Farrow Medill Reports Carla Mayer walks up to the three-story 1890 Victorian home nestled on a quiet, tree-lined street in Oak Park and
By Amy Sokolow Medill Reports With low-slung string lights, posters of 20th-century French vixens on the exposed brick walls, tiny, expensive drinks with their names
By Beth Stewart Medill Reports A love letter to Chicago from two of its native sons — the soon-to-be-released Harold’s ’83 Honey Ale from Haymarket