Chaos reigns for early voters in Lincoln Park
By Matt Craig Medill Reports It’s 5 a.m. on Election Day, and five strangers are gathered in a hotel basement. They’re supposed to be together
Northwestern University students take a leap into civic engagement
By Xiaoyi Liu Medill Reports “I already voted, can I take a sticker?” “Take a doughnut, take a sticker. That’s really fine, go ahead.” It
Martial arts legend now focuses on the next generation
By Chris Cadeau Medill Reports Anthony Marquez, actor and decorated martial arts instructor, starred in the Mortal Kombat (Kung Lao) video games and “Teenage Mutant
18th District candidate Cho embraces a landslide defeat
By Madison Yauger Medill Reports Republican candidate Julie Cho fell short of Democrat incumbent Robyn Gabel on Tuesday, losing the District 18 State Representative election
Schneider wins third term in Illinois’ 10th District
By Alexis Shanes Medill Reports U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider clinched reelection in the north suburban 10th District Tuesday, bringing a tame campaign to an unsurprising
Surge of science professionals on ballot for midterm elections
By Hannah Magnuson Medill Reports Scientists and STEM professionals are bidding for political office in historic numbers this election season, with three Democratic congressional candidates
How to beat the winter blues
By Lauren Robinson Medill Reports Vanessa Ford is a psychotherapist based in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. She treats clients with anxiety, depression, PTSD,
Affordable housing tensions boil over in Logan Square
By Alexis Shanes Medill Reports Ashley Galvan Ramos brought the most impassioned voice to a march by Logan Square residents against housing inequity, the latest
Northwestern Wins First Game in 47 Days on Senior Night
By Nicholas Hennion It had been 46 days and 11 games since the Northwestern University men’s soccer team played a winning match. But Friday on
Spieker leads Loyola-Chicago to 3-0 victory over Southern Illinois
By Kristen Keller Medill Reports Following a long weekend of travel, the Loyola University-Chicago women’s volleyball team returned to Gentile Arena to face Southern Illinois
The battleground in suburbia: Illinois’s 6th Congressional District
By Valerie Nikolas Medill Reports The congressional race is tightening in Illinois’s 6th District as Democrats vie for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
All-trans fashion show creates awareness in heated political environment
By Madison Yauger Medill Reports In the wake of President Donald Trump’s proposed anti-transgender policy announcement, FashionBar Chicago presented an all-trans model fashion show on