
Bringing 18th century elegance to the 21st century
By Loumay Alesali Medill Reports Antique furniture restoration is the business that Ziggy Osak started after turning his hobby into a passionate career. He opened

Poised for the prowl: Black Panther’s box office attack continues
By DeForest Mapp Medill Reports Superhero King T’Challa led the multitudes to “Black Panther” for two consecutive weekends. The blockbuster topped attendance at any other movie

Loyola’s Clayton Custer wins MVC Player of the Year, four other Ramblers pick up awards
By Patrick Engel Medill Reports Clayton Custer sat in Loyola’s training room before Tuesday afternoon’s practice, confused by teammate Nick DiNardi’s unprompted congratulations. “I said,

Deportation threatens American dreams
By Viola Du Medill Reports Living with a loving wife, two daughters, a cat and a dog in a house he owns in Berwyn, Donald

Chinese investment flows into Japanese housing despite tightening policies
By Jinman Li Medill Reports Tokyo–A Chinese celebrity venture capitalist, Manzi Xue, who has more than 11 million followers on Weibo, a Chinese social media
More jail time won’t stop crime, fair-sentencing advocate argues
By Giulia Petroni Medill Reports On the day of his 17th birthday, Xavier McElrath-Bey was standing in a walkway of Cook County Jail, when he

Egyptians flying high at the Windy City Open
By Annanya Johari Medill Reports Monday was a great day to be an Egyptian squash fan as top-ranked Mohamed ElShorbagy and his brother Marwan ElShorbagy

Meet the woman behind Chicago’s ghost bikes
Katherine Braden Medill Reports You’ve seen them. Leaning against a street-light, they seem to almost glow, plastic flowers hung around their painted white frames. A

Teams face a wide open tournament in the Lake Central Sectional
By Erik Alcantar Medill Reports The 2018 Lake Central Sectional is one of the most wide open sectional tournaments in recent memory. The field features

Japan uses robots in nursing home care; an example for America?
By Alexa Adler Medill Reports Tokyo–The Japanese nursing home industry, facing a demographic crisis that combines an increasing number of nursing home patients with a

Chicago reporter learns a new step to help fight cancer
By Dan Order Medill Reports Under three weeks of practice remain, as a local TV reporter prepares to perform a dance she’s been working on

Bring on the obstacle course: Jeep Wrangler makes traction at Chicago Auto Show
By Annanya Johari Medill Reports Navigating an indoor hillside pulled drivers to the biggest draw at the 110th expo of the country’s largest auto show.