How can I test my soil for lead? Citizen science Q&A with Gabriel Filippelli
By Becky Dernbach Medill Reports Lead and other contaminants found in the soil around long shuttered factories and current industry in Illinois and Indiana have
Calls for change galvanize parents and educators at first CPS board meeting after mayoral election
By Carly Graf Medill Reports Fed up with disinvestment in their schools, South and Southeast Side parents and educators told members of Chicago’s Board of
A moment bigger than a campaign: 33rd Ward Aldermanic Candidate Rossana Rodríguez-Sánchez heads into a runoff
By Justin Agrelo Medill Reports At a watch party on election night in the back room of Chief O’Niell’s pub in Avondale, a group of
Diehard German soccer fans support Dortmund in London
By Fernando Shan Medill Reports The English soccer team Tottenham Hotspur packed home ground Wembley Stadium with not only local Hotspur’s fans, but also thousands
Rodriguez wins 22nd Ward seat in decisive victory
By Chris Schulz Medill Reports Democrat Michael Rodriguez won the 22nd Ward aldermanic seat Tuesday, with 63.9 percent of the vote, defeating three other candidates.
Shamet provides spark to surging Clippers
By Seth Schlechter Medill Reports Prior to the NBA trade deadline, the Los Angeles Clippers shook the league by shipping leading scorer Tobias Harris to
Chicago hardened controls on cybersecurity with heightened concerns about electronic voting
By Jessica Xieyang Qiao Medill Reports Amid the ongoing 2019 mayoral elections and an increasing number of nationwide data breaches, Chicago beefed up cybersecurity controls
Chicagoans rejoice at LGBTQ mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot’s historic victory
Ariana Puzzo Medill Reports Cheers erupted as supporters embraced each other on election night whenever the statistics showed mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot in the lead
Amara Enyia looks ahead after mayor’s race
By Dwight A. Weingarten Medill Reports Midway through her run for mayor, Amara Enyia relayed a question that a young girl asked her on the
Local teens and activists join David Hogg in Evanston to call for gun violence prevention
By Nora Mabie Medill Reports Student activist David Hogg, survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting, joined local activists and community members
Neal Sáles-Griffin launches interactive platforms for voters to compare candidates for mayor
Yixuan Xie Medill Reports With the largest field of candidates in Chicago history running for mayor, mayoral candidate Neal Sáles-Griffin created an interactive city budget
Ford announces new hybrid police SUV – CPD buying in, Rahm says
By Brady Jones Medill Reports Fighting crime in Chicago will soon be getting a lot greener. The 2019 Chicago Auto Show unveiled sleek new designs,