Lake View basketball – A future full of promise
By John Alfes Medill Reports Lake View High School men’s basketball heads into the off-season with a sense of determination and cohesion after the trials and tribulations of the 2018-19 season. “We felt that we had a lot of ups and downs, but we accomplished many things,” said Dominic Saez, a junior shooting guard at […]
Dreams come true at Inspiration Kitchen: How job training program helps those in need
By Lily Qi Medill Reports About 10 freshmen gathered at the back of the kitchen. It’s their first day here and they have no idea what is coming in the following 12 weeks. Most of them aren’t sure what is going to happen in the next few hours. This occurs every four months at the […]
Almost two years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s drug crisis grows more severe
By Carly Graf Medill Reports It’s near 4 a.m. when the green minivan carrying two volunteers turns the corner and spots a woman hailing them down. Emmanuel, the driver and volunteer leader of tonight’s outreach program, parks on a street corner, and two women come rushing out from the shadows of a storefront porch. Natalia, […]
Chicago LGBTQ advocates document serious life risks for trans homeless youth
By Ariana Puzzo Medill Reports “The average life span for a black trans woman is 35-years-old,” said Mariah Emerson, the public relations manager for Center on Halsted. “It’s a reality and it’s a disproportionate access to health [and] it’s disproportionate access to housing.” It is understood that disproportionate access here means a lack of access […]
Riding with SLAM Magazine at NBA All-Star weekend
By Andrew Donlan and John Alfes Medill Reports South Tryon Street buzzed on a summery, mid-February afternoon in Charlotte, as basketball fans from around the country swarmed a Sprinter van enveloped in vibrant magazine covers at the epicenter of the basketball universe — NBA All-Star weekend. The van was placed strategically near Charlotte’s Mint Museum, […]
Saying I Do: 2019 wedding trends and tips
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports Nothing is more exciting than getting engaged! You’ve got the ring and the amazing fiancée, but now there’s a wedding to plan! With all that needs to get done before the big day, it’s hard to know where to start. To help new brides sort through it all, a wedding […]
Dinosaurs, Bones and Art, Oh My!
By Karyn Simpson Medill Reports When Paul Sereno and his team at the Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago find dinosaurs, they typically just look like bits of crushed bone and rock. How do these paleontologists, fossil preparators and paleo artists transform these fragmented fossils into life-size, flesh-and-bone dinosaurs? It takes hundreds of hours, […]
Growth in European air travel expected to produce significant gains in carbon emissions
By Brady Jones Medill Reports Carbon emissions from European air travel could increase by at least 21 percent by 2040, according to a newly released study. The 2019 European Aviation Environmental Report highlights the growth trend in the aviation sector throughout the continent. The number of kilometers flown in Europe has increased by 20 percent […]
The AirFish8: Flies like a fish over water, with the engine of a car
By April Goh Medill Reports It’s not a plane. It’s not a flying boat. It’s the AirFish8. Since the Cold War, engineers around the world have unsuccessfully tried to achieve safe flight dynamics for ground-effect vehicles. Basically, no one could get the math right, until now. A Singapore based company is taking ground-effect technology into […]
It’s all about the wings – Buffalo Joe’s
By Seth Schlechter Medill Reports It all about the wings at Buffalo Joe’s, more commonly referred to as “Buff Joe’s” and a staple in Evanston on Clark Street west of Sherman Avenue. The menu also features burgers, sandwiches and salads. This cash only restaurant offers great food at affordable prices. “Photo at top: Buffalo Joe’s […]