Fight Club: Women sweat, punch and kick their way to fitness
By Stephanie Fox Medill Reports Chicago area women gather at Studio DelCorpo, 1115 W. Armitage Ave., every Thursday evening for Girls Fight Club to sweat, punch
Keeping warm: Where do the homeless go when it gets cold?
By Mary Hall Medill Reports On a late summer day that just hints at the coming fall, Kelly, 38, greets me with a smile as
Munster athlete becomes Under Armour First Team All-American
By Kristen Keller Medill Reports From a young age, 17-year-old Madison Horin wanted to be a basketball player like her mother. Little did she know
Volunteers write holiday letters to LGBTQ inmates
By Aqilah Allaudeen Medill Reports The cards expressed caring, the joy of life and the “the possibility of miracles.” Some 40 volunteers gathered at the
Coats and booties protect dogs from winter’s sting
By Stephanie Fox Medill Reports [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSvt1qbYKIU3BsHzUHhLF57Mb40zXLdzAyfdBVtGOBZDcQod5Yn2-ThqATBUOrWMGCtOhol-l012MH6/embed” query=”start=false&loop=true&delayms=5000″ width=”500″ height=”280″ /] Slideshow: Chicago dogs sport their winter clothes. (Stephanie Fox) There’s nothing more adorable
Toriano Sanzone runs for alderman of his North Lawndale “hometown”
By Stephanie Fox Medill Reports [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vS8xe3QkvVb-kTPDhiM-Extu-rc_IJQpV5Phyri25q7nZuql9ipWZ30bpvi4YGtQS5SxBiiUvIDenFH/embed” query=”start=true&loop=true&delayms=5000″ width=”500″ height=”280″ /] Slideshow: (Stephanie Fox) With his locks pulled back into a ponytail, and his
Senior housing facilities in Chicago: Creating communities for LGBT elders
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports When searching for a senior housing facility, most people ask the standard questions: What are the meals like? What are
Solitary confinement: A human rights issue within U.S. borders
By Aqilah Allaudeen Medill Reports Gabriel Guzman spent three years of his 10-year prison term locked up in a small box-like cell for more than
Scientists investigate how the “ocean pump” is slowing global warming
By Karyn Simpson Medill Reports Scientists are taking a serious look at ocean biological systems that temper carbon levels in the atmosphere and trap them
What can we do to slow climate change?
By Karyn Simpson Medill Reports Columbia University geochemist Wallace Broecker, one of the founding fathers of climate science, laid it on the line. The two
U.S. green energy policy could reap results – Germany’s policy shows the promise
By Jillian Melero Medill Reports Tapping into wind and solar and other green energy technologies, the U.S. can produce 80 percent of its electricity from
After facing violence in her senior living home, LGBT woman goes to court
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports After grieving the loss of her partner of 30 years, Marsha Wetzel, 70, moved into Glen St. Andrew Living Community,