Hot coffee delivers more antioxidant benefits than cold brew, research finds
by Colleen Zewe Medill Reports As the weather gets colder, caffeine-lovers often switch from cold brew to hot coffee. This switch packs more benefits than just warming you up. New research shows that hot coffee contains more antioxidants than cold.
Chicago activists rally in Refuse Fascism march
By Katie Rice Medill Reports Approximately 50 people gathered in Federal Plaza Saturday afternoon to rally with activist group Refuse Fascism’s Chicago chapter in protest of Trump administration policies. During “In the Name of Humanity, Trump/Pence Must Go!” the group denounced the administration and urged people to speak out against what they see as the […]
Author Linda Kay Klein’s new book challenges ‘purity movement’
By AnnMarie Hilton Medill Reports Linda Kay Klein, author of the new book “Pure” challenges the shame-laced purity movement found among many Evangelicals. She spoke from personal experience at an author conversation last week at Women and Children First book store. “We learned together that there are two types of girls: those who are pure […]
Department of Health and Human Services revs up physical activity guidelines for Americans
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports Get your toddlers moving with active play. That’s the key change of new physical activity guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HHS released the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions meeting in Chicago on Monday. The […]
Did Sean Casten run as an environmentalist? Yes. Is that why he won? Maybe.
By Aaron Dorman Medill Reports Sean Casten was driven to run, and eventually win, the election in Illinois’ sixth congressional district, for one simple reason: Peter Roskam wasn’t listening to his constituents about the environment. Potentially carcinogenic air pollutants from a commercial sterilization plant in Willowbrook, declining water supplies and weather extremes causing floods due […]
Indiana, Michigan Win Big Ten Tournament Final Berths
By Nicholas Hennion Medill Reports The Indiana Hoosiers and Michigan Wolverines will battle for Sunday’s Big Ten Tournament title after dispatching Maryland and Wisconsin, respectively, in the semifinals on Friday. Indiana, the number one seed, tied Friday’s early game 1-1 in regular time, advancing 4-3 on penalty kicks. In the other semifinal, an early penalty […]
Midterm elections see increase in pro-choice members of Congress from Illinois
By AnnMarie Hilton Medill Reports Illinois provides greater access to abortion than many other Midwestern states, and the midterm election saw two pro-life congressman ousted by proponents of safe, legal abortions. Democrat Lauren Underwood won the seat for Illinois’ fourteenth district removing Republican Randy Hultgren, who sponsored multiple pieces of pro-life legislation. The race for […]
UIC loses 3-0 to Northern Kentucky on Senior Night
By Kristen Keller Medill Reports Fans packed the Flames Athletic Center for the Nov. 2 game to honor two women who committed four years to the UIC women’s volleyball team on Senior Night. Hoping for a win, the Flames were unable to deliver, losing to Northern Kentucky in three sets. “I wish we felt like […]
Chaos reigns for early voters in Lincoln Park
By Matt Craig Medill Reports It’s 5 a.m. on Election Day, and five strangers are gathered in a hotel basement. They’re supposed to be together for the next 14 hours. Not all of them will make it to the end. The strangers are election judges, regular citizens who report to their assigned location at 5 […]
Northwestern University students take a leap into civic engagement
By Xiaoyi Liu Medill Reports “I already voted, can I take a sticker?” “Take a doughnut, take a sticker. That’s really fine, go ahead.” It was Election Day and these were the cheerful conversations at the Northwestern University’s student center. Students visited the table set up by the university’s Center for Civic Engagement and collected […]