Sian Shin Medill Reports On Nov. 3, 2012, Orene Askew woke up in a house fire. Without even putting on her socks, she grabbed her
By Sian Shin Medill Reports Two years ago, Alan Senneker joined St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, which marked his first experience being a member of a
By Kelly Milan Medill Reports Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., and community activists held a press conference outside Mercy Hospital in Bronzeville on Tuesday to
By Michael Murney Medill Reports When Christy Stewart’s client called her in the midst of being assaulted by her boyfriend, she begged Stewart not to
By Helen Quinn Pasin Medill Reports After the 2016 presidential election, concerned citizens of Oak Park and the surrounding areas formed Western Front Indivisible and
By Monique Beals Medill Reports Kirah Moe’s car was shot in front of her South Shore home just a week before she hosted a “peace
By Yilun Cheng Medill Reports President-elect Joe Biden has outlined his plans to advance affordable housing nationwide, but with little progress in the past two
by Caroline Love Medill Reports There are 26 million refugees in the world today, according to the United Nations, but only a fraction of them
By Caroline Catherman and Carlyn Kranking Medill Reports Urban farms and community gardens in Chicago produce over 500,000 pounds of crops in a year, according
By Kelly Milan Medill Reports The day seemed to fit the odd year — sunny and 75 in November, sweater and shorts, masks and hand