GEICO City Series hopes to increase media exposure for high school baseball
By Ben Friedl Medill Reports High school baseball in urban-areas often doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. The GEICO Baseball City Series, a new all-star baseball tournament held in Chicago, Illinois with teams representing Chicago, New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, is on a mission to change that. “We want to give inner-cities a chance […]
Chicago enforces stricter driving while texting laws
By Nicole Croteau Medill Reports Starting in July of 2019 drivers using an electronic device, even just holding it, will be issued a moving violation rather than a ticket. The moving violation will be placed on the driver’s record and a fine will also be issued. Infractions that are made following the initial time will […]
Chicago News Report
By Nicole Croteau, Max Goodman, Tim Hackett, Shannon Longworth and Karleigh Stone Medill Reports This week on Chicago News Report, we discuss the Jewish community rallying to end ICE, the gun violence surrounding Independence Day weekend and the CTA finalizing plans for baby-on-board buttons that they hope to be adding to the L.
Gender identity and drag performance: A personal video essay
By Thomas Ilalaole Medill Reports For each queer person, our experiences and identities are as different and unique as we are. And each of us has a story about how we came to be who we are. Abby Parmelee, Maxine Herndon and I all discovered our gender identities through the power and art of drag […]
Salon welcomes self-care healing to Chicago’s south side community
By Ebony JJ Curry Medill Reports Studies have shown that African Americans face more stressors than other groups, because of the adversities the community encounters. To counter that added stress, Haji Healing Salon promotes a life-enhancing way of living to one’s highest potential by being internally healthy. Born and raised in South Shore, Aya-Nikole Cook […]
FriGay the 13th: A horror podcast from an LGBTQ perspective
By Andy Graham Medill Reports Andrew Huff and Matty Zaradich were frightened by the political rhetoric they heard directed at the LGBTQ community. So, they decided to combat the horrific things they heard with some horror of their own. Since early 2018, Huff and Zaradich have used their podcast, “FriGay the 13th,” to talk about […]
Warhammer keeps fantasy alive on tabletops
By Andrew Sweeney Medill Reports Still angry about the last season of Game of Thrones and looking for a new fantasy world to lose yourself in? You need not wait for the next big HBO or Amazon show. There is a community near you, ready to join you in battle. Warhammer is a series of […]
Working to end the stigma: Athletes and mental health
By Kate Constable Medill Reports As sports fans, we often put athletes on pedestals, dehumanizing them in a sense. We think of them as strong, focused and mentally tough, which they are. But this mindset is also part of the reason that mental health issues are too often ignored in sports. On this episode of […]
Domestic violence in Chicago
By Valerie Shuang Chen Medill Reports Domestic Violence is five times more likely to affect women than the most prevalent communicable disease in Chicago. Last November, a high profile case refocused Chicago’s attention on this issue. Photo at top: Help is only one call away. (Valerie Shuang Chen/MEDILL)
Chicago News Report
By Tim Hackett, Max Goodman, Karleigh Stone, Nicole Croteau, and Shannon Longworth Medill Reports In the inaugural episode of Chicago News Report, we cover the everything from beach safety to the legalization of marijuana. We’ll be reporting on local news here in the city for the next 10 weeks. Photo at top: Ohio Street Beach. […]