Navy Pier’s Chinese New Year celebration brings a taste of ‘home’ to share with Chicago
By Wanying Zhao Medill Reports Ushering in the Year of the Rat from the Chinese zodiac, Chicago celebrated Chinese New Year with a grand gala of Chinese culture at Navy Pier. Honoring one of the most important festivals in China, the Chinese community in Chicago enjoyed a taste of home while thousands of miles away […]
In the battle of Chicago’s budget deficit, community investment takes the hit
By Alison Saldanha Medill Reports Just after sunset on a December afternoon, squeals and laughter filled the basketball court of the Chicago Jesuit Academy, on Chicago’s West Side, as 60 students ages 8 to 13 dribbled balls and ran back and forth. With a clipboard in his hand and a pen tucked behind his ear, […]
Chicago Police plans to tap city-wide LGBT liaison
By Adam Rhodes Medill Reports The Chicago Police Department plans to tap a city-wide liaison to the LGBT community, police officials told Medill News Service, months after an on-duty sergeant allegedly raped a transgender woman. The move follows the release of a report by the National Center for Transgender Equality that paints a bleak picture […]
Professionals work to break mental health stigma in sports
By Zoe Collins Rath Medill Reports Social workers and therapists like Stephanie Adams and Natalie Graves work to break the stigma of depression and mental health while helping athletes perform. “I created a practice that helps address mental health and performance in athletes,” said Graves, who has a practice based in Chicago and Orland Park. […]
Chinese New Year celebration at Navy Pier heats up the festival vibe
By Yilin Xie Medill Reports The Chinese New Year Celebration at Navy Pier in Chicago gave people a great chance to explore the Chinese culture. Performances featuring Chinese traditional costume and music fueled up the festival atmosphere. The celebration, a Chinese tradition, starts around the beginning of a year on Chinese lunar calendar, which is […]
The Doomsday Clock sends a message: The world is closer to catastrophe than ever since World War II
By Henry Ren Medill Reports The hands of the Doomsday Clock moved to 100 seconds to midnight on Thursday, indicating that the world is closer to catastrophe than ever since The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists debuted the symbolic clock in 1947. The Bulletin announced the move to 100 seconds from a mere 2 minutes to […]
Cancer mortality rate records largest single-year drop ever
By Sally Ehrmann Medill Reports Cancer survival rates are climbing with early diagnosis and new therapies, according to the latest annual report from the American Cancer Society released earlier this month. The report documented the largest single-year drop ever in U.S. cancer deaths. The 2.2% decline in cancer deaths from 2016 to 2017 falls in […]
LGBT center taps new security firm amid activist pressure
By Adam Rhodes Medill Reports The Center on Halsted LGBT community center in Boystown tapped Quantum Security LLC as its new security provider on Wednesday, ousting a security firm owned by a police officer who investigators found had assaulted a black security guard in a racist attack in Lake View in 2013. The Center said […]
Chicago’s Kansas City Chiefs bar fans erupt during playoff win
By Leah Vann Medill Reports Professional and collegiate team flags hanging from sports bars decorate many streets in Chicago. Outside, it’s Bears, Cubs, Sox, Blackhawks and Bulls country. But inside, each bar shelters a haven of raucous sports fans avid to share the spirit for hometown teams that may be far away. The AFC divisional […]
Chicago Fire media day connects coaches and players with supporters
By Jake Meister Medill Reports Chicago Fire head coach Raphaël Wicky is trying to build a winning culture for the men’s soccer club that has struggled to find success over the course of the last decade. “The message to the players on the first day was I want a team of passion, and you have to […]