By Chantel Ropp Medill Reports According to an analysis of the largest 500 U.S. cities by NYU School of Medicine, Chicago is the city with
By Elisa Xu Medill Reports Iesha Malone, a teacher at Chicane Collegiate Middle School in Roseland, decided to open her bookstore Rose Café to help
By Elisa Xu Medill Reports Megan Banias, a 30-year-old from Chicago’s Brickyard/Belmont Cragin neighborhood, started her online clothing company, Chicago for Keeps, during the summer
By Colin Salao Medill Reports The Philippine women’s national football team has achieved something no other Philippine football team has ever done: qualify for the
By Sean Rhomberg Medill Reports As freight trains pass through a bustling small town, passengers eagerly watch and wave. The towns, buildings and people from
By Fiona Skeggs Medill Reports Wetlands go hand-in-hand with the Florida Everglades. More than 2,000 square miles of mangrove forests and marshland make this UNESCO
By Menghan Xiao Medill Reports Ravenswood artist Katie Lauffenburger sculpts memories for Chicagoans with her unique, 10-inch Chicago-style homes. Video Transcript: MY NAME IS KATIE,
By Cheryn Shin Medill Reports Chicago-based novelist Mia P. Manansala brainstorms story ideas in Google Docs and jots notes on her iPhone. When she drafts,
By Menghan Xiao Medill Reports Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, senior citizens have experienced increasing isolation due to the social distancing policy. Local artist
By Raphael Hipos Medill Reports Geraldine Conrad, 75, has been noticing an increase in homeless people sleeping on CTA trains during her daily commute. Conrad,