The largest athletic competition you’ve probably never heard of
By Jordan Klein Medill Reports With over 300,000 competitors worldwide, the CrossFit Open is an athletic competition 10 times larger than the Boston Marathon. But
Trend toward veganism finds a new niche market: Women
By Hannah Wiley Medill Reports In a world of fad diets and constantly changing health trends, vegans want you to know that they’re here to
Blockchain is creating prosperity, experts say
By Ang Gao Medill Reports New York–The digital ledger platform blockchain is enabling a shift towards a safer, easier and more prosperous ecosystem by decentralizing
South African school children celebrate Chinese New Year
By Viola Du Medill Reports Sounds of drums, singing and kids’ laughter came out of a corner of Pretoria Chinese School of Gauteng Province. Dozens
League of Legends Spring Split heats up with four weeks left until playoffs
By Jourdan Kerl Medill Reports Los Angeles – Cloud 9 outperformed Team SoloMid for a clean victory and nearly spotless record on Saturday evening to
Sophomore Hobbs plays key role on offense heading into sectionals
Erik Alcantar Medill Reports The Lake Central High School boys basketball team features experienced players who have been working together both on and off the
20-year-old candidate for Cook County’s 13th District pushes grassroots campaigning
By Elizabeth Beyer Medill Reports Bushra Amiwala was still in her teens when she announced her candidacy last March as one of three democratic contenders
Pilsen residents demand rent controls at Town Hall meeting
Nathan Ouellette Medill Reports Demands for rent control and affordable housing took center stage, Monday, in the St. Pius V Church basement, as residents of
UIC overcomes slow start, holds off Detroit Mercy
By Robbie Weinstein Medill Reports It was a muted reaction for such an eye-popping play. Trailing Detroit Mercy by six in the first half, UIC’s
America’s First Nations compete at World Championship Hoop Dancing Contest
Nathan Ouellette Medill Reports PHOENIX, Ariz. – A chorus of voices and the echo of drums engulfed the sunbathed amphitheater at the Heard Museum this
South Side wellness salon makes acupuncture affordable to more people
By Yunyi (Jessie) Liu Medill Reports Haji Healing Salon in Hyde Park, about a 15-minutey bus ride from the Red Line, can be challenging to find without help from a friend. But customers entered the salon steadily on
Interactive: NBA Twitter buzz during All-Star Weekend 2018
By Jourdan Kerl, Daniel Comer, Jonathan Skinner and Connor Yahn Medill Reports The NBA has placed an emphasis on Twitter involvement since the social media