
Everyone running for mayor wants to fix Chicago’s mental healthcare system. But how?
By Carly Graf Medill Reports With the 2019 mayoral election fast approaching, what to do about the vast numbers of Chicagoans lacking adequate access to

Alderman Danny Solis takes central focus at 25th Ward candidates forum – even though he wasn’t there
By Justin Agrelo Medill Reports More than 200 people piled into the basement of St. Pius V Church in Pilsen, braving snow and frigid Chicago

Keeping history – Jack’s Silverstein’s present to Chicago sports fans
By Andrew Donlan Medill Reports When Chicago Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw six touchdowns in late September, Chicago’s sports historian thought of Sid Luckman, who

Polar vortex freezes Wildcats in loss to Minnesota
By Ben Friedl Medill Reports Despite a fourth quarter surge from Northwestern University women’s basketball and a standout performance by freshman guard Veronica Burton, the

Multiple federal agencies hit by wave of possible Iran-linked cyberattacks
By Tyler Sonnemaker Medill Reports The Department of Homeland Security last week instructed all federal civilian agencies to take immediate actions to address “significant and

Northwestern qualifies for ITA Team Championship with wins over UCF, Miami
By Neel Madhavan Medill Reports Northwestern University sophomore Caroline Pozo – roughly midway through the third set of her match against Miami’s Carla Girbau –

Daughters of Oscar Brown Jr. preserve his legacy with cyber-themed musical
Tyler Sonnemaker Medill Reports In the nineties, Chicago entertainment legend Oscar Brown Jr. began working on a musical about morality in the digital age. While

Misdemeanor court tackles fast-paced flow of cases
By Chris Schulz Medill Reports Cook County Circuit Court Judge Robert Kuzas considered 88 misdemeanor cases over the course of two hours at a recent

More international students in the U.S. ponder career prospects after graduation
By Lily Qi Medill Reports After receiving another job rejection, 22-year-old Dayan Paiewonsky posted an Instagram screenshot of the email with “thank u, next.” Paiewonsky

Volunteers and survivors of sexual assault help other survivors
By Chris Schulz Medill Reports Medical advocates always hope they will not receive this notification during their shift. Even though they have trained for the

Break down silos to make Chicago an electric transit leader
By Xieyang Jessica Qiao Medill Reports As vehicle automation and electrification gain traction, they create a new mobility ecosystem for Chicago to tap into. Yet

Every night out in the cold: Volunteers count the city’s homeless
By Lu Zhao and Kimberly Jin Medill Reports Shivering in the icy wind, he stood alone on the refuge island at the crossroad of West