Q and A with Laura Polanco, candidate for District 99 school board in her hometown of Cicero
By Ankur Singh Medill Reports Laura Polanco, 34, is a parent who was born and raised in Cicero. She’s currently running for school board for
By Ankur Singh Medill Reports Laura Polanco, 34, is a parent who was born and raised in Cicero. She’s currently running for school board for
By Dwight A. Weingarten Medill Reports The Illinois state minimum wage will rise to $9.25 an hour on Jan. 1, 2020, increasing for the first
By Lauren Robinson Medill Reports This story has been revised to reflect the status of Hilco’s relationship to the former Fisk site. Seven years after
By Andrew Donlan Medill Reports Mary Schmich was walking to work at the Chicago Tribune, as she did everyday, when she passed a young woman
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By Cyan Zhong Medill Reports What is the primary purpose of business? To maximize profit or to make the society better with products and services?
By Xieyang Jessica Qiao Medill Reports Blockchain, AI, IoT and a storm of new technologies are leading to greater operational efficiency and consumer opportunities, while
By Cyan Zhong Medill Reports Stacy Lindau wears many hats – practicing physician, researcher, professor. But she never imagined herself a technology startup founder. As
By Carly Graf Medill Reports It’s near 4 a.m. when the green minivan carrying two volunteers turns the corner and spots a woman hailing them