Investigating end of last Ice Age to understand today’s rapid global warming
By Annika Schmidt Medill Reports TIERRA DEL FUEGO, Chile — Glacial geologist Brenda Hall clambered up the side of a truck-sized, rain-slicked boulder in clothes soaked from a day hiking over forested ridges in the Patagonian wilderness. Despite heavy, steady raindrops clouding her glasses, Hall used a hammer and chisel to chip into the surface […]
1984 LA Olympics sparks decadeslong love
By Jonathan Hoffman Medill Reports The 2024 Paris Games wrapped up last week, and the next Olympics will be in Los Angeles again after 44 years. Thousands of fans, athletes and volunteers will travel to the city to celebrate the 2028 Olympic Games. While gold balloons, orchestral music and world-class athletic performances filled the eyes […]
Chicago embraces sustainability in motorsports during leadup to NASCAR 2024
By Aja Cousin Medill Reports As engines roared to life in preparation for the 2024 Chicago Street Race, this year’s buzz wasn’t just about speed and competition. NASCAR unveiled its Electrification Innovation Partnership with automotive company Asea Brown Boveri on the Saturday morning before The Loop 110 and introduced the sleek, electric vehicle prototype. “The […]
Road to professional wrestling is not scripted
By Everett Munez Medill Reports Loud banging filled the air as wrestling trainees threw their bodies on the hard canvas, rolling forward and backward. As two wrestlers rolled in the ring, others in a queue waited their turn. Standing at the back of the line was a skinny 6-foot-5, 180-pound, bearded man with red hair […]
With new Hyde Park bookstore, owner Courtney Bledsoe answers call for more diverse representation
By Layla Brown-Clark Medill Reports There are more than 50 independent bookstores in the Chicago area, each with its own flair and serving as a cornerstone to the culture of its neighborhood. This is true for Courtney Bledsoe’s Call and Response Bookstore in Hyde Park. Call and Response opened May 4 and has become a […]
The last chapter: Argentina’s literacy legacy in peril
The last chapter: Argentina’s literacy legacy in peril A local man reads the news for the day. Magazine stands can be found in almost every block in Argentina. (Blanca Estrada – Medill Reports) By: Karishma Bhuiyan and Blanca Estrada Medill Reports BUENOS AIRES – Buenos Aires is considered the bookstore capital of the world, but […]
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Democratic National Convention Special
Text by Kennedi Hewitt Medill Reports In today’s episode of “Chicago This Week,” it’s all about the Democratic National Convention. We take a closer look at the security zones the police are enforcing, we speak to protesters and lawyers who are suing Chicago and we meet some of the local businesses who are expecting an […]
Digs for Cancer: How a high school volleyball player raised money to fight the disease
By Caleb Nixon Medill Reports On a typical frigid February day, Caiden Frawley, a senior volleyball player at Notre Dame College Prep, took his usual morning walk from the street to the school after parking his car. Approaching the campus, his daily routine was consumed by a thought. “I thought that the best way to […]
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Olympics Special
Text by Mary Grace Grabill Medill Reports In today’s episode of “Chicago This Week,” it’s all about the Olympics. We take a look at local athletes who will be competing in the Games, we speak to former athletes and we meet some coaches who help the athletes get there. “Chicago This Week” is a half-hour […]
Helado: a scoop of Buenos Aires’ ice cream scene
By Hailey Samples & Sidra Dahhan Medill Reports BUENOS AIRES — When the summer heat strikes Buenos Aires, locals find a cool reprieve in helado – Argentine ice cream. The silky, sweet treat is sold all around the city, one of the ice cream capitals of the world. Generations away from its Italian roots, the local […]