Chemist’s childhood love of nature sparks her search for medicinal plants
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Dr. Nadja Cech is used to getting her hands dirty. “Gardening has always been really important to me, but especially
November 5, 2020
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Dr. Nadja Cech is used to getting her hands dirty. “Gardening has always been really important to me, but especially
By Yilun Cheng Medill Reports Proponents of Chicago’s proposed accessory dwelling units (ADU) ordinance –– highly anticipated legislation introduced earlier this year to reverse the
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Despite the sci-fi name of this rare-earth element, neodymium is actually pretty common. The silvery metal is used in everything
By Allison Schatz Medill Reports On a drizzly, gray October afternoon in Evanston, Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake—a 29-year-old African American man shot
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 Leah Vann & Emine Yücel Medill Reports This summer, Boris Vaksman, a prominent fencing coach for St. John’s University and New York’s Fencers Club,
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 Sidnee King & Beth Stewart Medill Reports BUENOS AIRES — The myth that there are no Black people in Argentina is pervasive. Walking the
By Olivia Lee Medill Reports It’s 2006 and Jeff Ruby, food critic for Chicago magazine, is being interviewed by the History Channel. In attempts to
By Alison Saldanha Medill Reports Scrolling through Instagram, it’s not uncommon to slip into a rabbit hole of food videos. In under a minute, slender