Stop The Violence
By Richard Foster-Shelton Medill Reports In recent years, Chicago has made international headlines for the sky-high murder rates in the city. Unfortunately, this problem has
Local blogger on healthy food in Chicago and beyond
Loumay Alesali Medill Reports From Havana to Athens to Lima and many more destinations around the world, Sapna the Chicago vegetarian traveler, blogger and Instagrammer
Esports: A new era of professional sports
By Jourdan Kerl Medill Newsmakers Professional video gaming, formally known as esports, is transforming ordinary people who play games into professional paid athletes through leagues
Scientists follow clues in Alaska to illnesses moving from animals to humans
By Samantha Yadron Medill Reports Medill News Service journalist Samantha Yadron is an embedded journalist with scientists from the University of Anchorage, Alaska, reporting on
A glimpse into the atmosphere – Balloons still at the forefront of forecasting
By Morgan Levey Medill Reports Norman, Oklahoma. Just around the corner from the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma, a small cylinder-block building with antennas
Motorola Solutions CEO brings in $15 million pay package
By Sarah Foster Medill Reports The head of Motorola Solutions Inc. is reaping the financial benefits of leading a well-performing company, analysts and compensation experts
Berkshire Hathaway’s Governance Unique Among Public Companies
By Brian Baker Medill Reports Todd Combs, an investment officer at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., received $376,750 in total compensation last year for serving on the
Space-like chambers deliver the wetlands of a warmer world
By Mollie McNeel Medill Reports Wetlands are typically filled with the sounds of crickets chirping, bees buzzing and frogs croaking. But at the Smithsonian Environmental
Is Your Plant Dead or Just Dormant?
Mollie McNeel Medill Reports If a gardener tells you that their plants had died and now have come back to life years later, you might
Ricordo McKenzie, Chicago State’s art-loving sprinter, keeps setting school records
By Patrick Engel Medill Reports Ricordo McKenzie can outrun opponents on the track and out-design them in Adobe. His six Chicago State records support the
Former Athlete Helping Others Find Their Identity
By Nick Mantas Medill Reports High school athletes who don’t play sports in college all go through a transitional period of what life is like
Getting to know sharks one tag at a time
Mollie McNeel Medill Reports Sharks. They’re everyone’s favorite underwater enemy. Between nerve-wracking drama’s like Jaws to stories about prehistoric mega-sharks, we have all but made