By Bre’onna Richardson Medill Reports Detroit International Academy for Young Women is the only all-girls public school in Michigan. The school has partnered with The
By Allegra Zamore Medill Reports The annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival takes place each Spring in Winchester, Virginia. Due to COVID-19, this was the first
By Clara Facchetti Medill Reports A robe. A cellphone. A dog. Parents, kids and a large Arizona home. These are just a few of the
By Anne Snabes Medill Reports Laura Norris’ local beach in Evanston is shrinking. On leap day, the winter-scrubbed sand stood only a few feet wide
By Zack Fishman Medill Reports On a sunny afternoon in early March, two graduate students, Elizabeth Sargent and Diana Chaidez, supervise an after-school program for
By Yousef Nasser Medill Reports In this April 26-May 2 special report, “COVID-19: Stories from across America,” Medill Reports looks at how the global pandemic
By Caroline Kurdej Medill Reports Ultrarunner Andrea Kooiman was never a superstar cross-country runner in high school. “I really only joined because there was a
By Jenny Ly Medill Reports The COVID-19 era has called for a new shift in the way Americans conduct business and socialize. Executive orders sweeping
By Michael Thomas Medill Reports Owner of Wrigleyville’s Big G’s Pizzeria, Jaimie Gamez, wanted to find a way to keep his doors open while giving
By Samone Blair Medill Reports Several states have ordered residents to make essential trips only during the coronavirus pandemic. But for those of us who