A chocolate-covered controversy: London Borough Market dealer Turnips gets sales boost from unlikely source
By Michael Lindemann Medill Reports LONDON – The main attraction at London’s Borough Market is a chocolate-smothering strawberry operation. Tabletops replete with plastic cups, each
WATCH: ‘How legal is this?:’ A local mosaic artist uses his art to solve one of Chicago’s biggest problems — potholes
By Aniyha Jones Medill Reports Nearly 25 years ago, while on a trip to Pompeii, Jim Bachor discovered mosaics and his life hasn’t been the
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 2
Text by Mary Grace Grabill Medill Reports On Episode 2 of “Chicago This Week,” we report on the Chicago ShotSpotter program and find out why
High tea on a low budget: You don’t need to be royalty to sip a nice cuppa in London
By Megan Forrester Medill Reports LONDON — If you find pure bliss in choosing between English breakfast or chamomile, try a true pinkies-up high tea
Q&A: Meet Abbey Sadleir, an influencer reinventing the London’s ‘It-Girl’
By Megan Forrester Medill Reports LONDON — Every Tuesday, with hot-pink rollers in her honey blond hair and a black “mob wife” fur coat around
WATCH: What’s brewing? Chicago, suburbs get dose of Yemeni coffee shops
By Sidra Dahhan Medill Reports Yemeni coffee shops, like Qahwah House in Lombard and Haraz Coffee House in Orland Park, have surged in popularity in
Tokyo’s innovative robot cafe paves path for inclusive employment
By Glendalys Valdes Medill Reports TOKYO — In Japan, only 19% of working-age people with disabilities are employed, according to a Bloomberg calculation, but Dawn
WATCH: Creative-writing nonprofit 826CHI helps students become published authors
By Taylor Anthony Medill Reports What may seem like a bookstore on the outside is actually more than that. 826CHI is the local chapter the
Q&A: Petite fashion blogger chats about shopping secondhand, finding personal style
By Abigail Ali Medill Reports LONDON — In a recent Instagram reel, Katie Snooks, 35, teamed mom jeans with a cropped white tank, black heels
How to make friends in Chicago and combat loneliness
By Abigail Ali Medill Reports The U.S. Surgeon General’s report on a “loneliness epidemic” last spring sparked discussion across social media platforms on how learned
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 1
Text by Mary Grace Grabill Medill Reports Coming up on this week’s episode of “Chicago This Week,” we talk about a ban on flavored tobacco
WATCH: From poverty to prosperity: How a Chicago man uses his troubled past to impact young lives
By Caleb Nixon Medill Reports At Y.O.U. Fitness in Humboldt Park, owner Christopher Marquez is all about family. He welcomes clients through his doors by