By Dan Moberger Medill Reports At 5:30 p.m. on a muggy Tuesday in mid-July, parents dropped off their teenage daughters at Fleet Fields, a parking
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Hidden in the alley behind a used bookstore in Humboldt Park is a fully stocked refrigerator. Giant fruit and vegetables
By Hannah Schoenbaum Medill Reports Jesus Garcia, 17, depended on the Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s free and reduced-price meals program during his time at Back
By Samone Blair, Michael Thomas, and Yilin Xie Medill Reports The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the way many of us work. Medill Reports spoke
By Anika Exum, Briana Garrett and Jennifer Ly Medill Reports The spread of this year’s ongoing pandemic came with necessary but unexpected and unprecedented modifications
By Sidnee King and Emine Yücel Medill Reports On a snowy day in mid-March, Sandra Wilkins had a meltdown in the parking lot of the
By Ruiqi Chen Medill Reports When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States in late March, Matt Morfopoulos wasn’t too worried. As co-founder and chief
By Leah Vann Medill Reports Chicago Red Stars owner Arnim Whisler stands against the blue backdrop of a team-themed blanket, staring into a camera to
By Bre’onna Richardson Medill Reports In this June 15-22 special report, COVID-19: Stories from across America, Medill Reports examines the rising unemployment rate, celebrates nurses
By Sally Ehrmann Medill Reports Jason Kerst sat alone in the University of Iowa men’s tennis locker room winding down from an intense workout. Amidst