Meet Chef Roberto Pérez: Revitalizing Chicago’s Puerto Rican food scene
By Justin Agrelo Medill Reports Puerto Rican chef Roberto Pérez doesn’t eat pork. He confesses this to me from behind the steering wheel of his
Chicago’s green space: Inequitable for 100 years
By: Carly Graf Medill Reports This July marks 100 years since 17-year-old Eugene Williams drowned in Lake Michigan. The black teenager unknowingly drifted across 29th
Chicago bike shops welcome new wave cyclists
By Carly Graf Medill Reports Thanks to 200-miles of bike lanes, the newly renovated Lakefront Trail and more than 130,000 spots to park and lock
On Northwestern’s campus, men are addressing their role in sexual violence
By Chris Schulz Medill Reports The topic of sexual assault and misconduct is nothing new, but conversations among men about the role they can play
Overcoming obstacles, Northwestern safety Jared McGee looks to take the league by storm
By Andre Earls Medill Reports Jared McGee has made it. Whether it was fighting concussions since he was 14-years-old, coming off of a brutal hip
Chicago group makes climbing accessible
By Melissa Hovanes Medill Reports At age 15, Clarinda Valentine’s life was forever altered. “A guy came in the YMCA shooting and I got the
Michigan Wolverines come up short in quest for B1G Tournament 3-Peat
By Seth Schlechter Medill Reports Michigan steamrolls Iowa and Minnesota before falling to rival in B1G Title Game Prior to taking the floor each game,
AI automated order takers may reshape the future of drive-through restaurants
By Yixuan Xie Medill Reports The next time when you shout into the ordering box at a drive-through, you might not be talking to a
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
For those who pushed for Illinois minimum wage increase, automation poses questions, challenges
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
Taking command of cyber risks: Tips and tools you can use now
A guide to keeping your digital information exactly that: yours By Tyler Sonnemaker Medill Reports Has your personal information leaked in a data breach? (Not
Plans for former coal plant irk Pilsen activists
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