WATCH: Road to the three-peat: South Side team prepares for another Unified Special Olympics State Basketball Championship
By Will McLernon Medill Reports High school basketball players from Southside Occupational Academy and De La Salle Institute in Bronzeville play together for Southside Unified. The squad — made up of athletes with and without intellectual disabilities — won back-to-back Unified Special Olympics State Basketball Championships in 2023 and 2024, and went to their third-straight […]
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 5, Episode 2
Medill Reports This week in Chicago: Do you really need a Real ID? Plus, Lionel Messi takes Chicago by storm and the grand opening of the new Harry Potter store. “Chicago This Week” is a half-hour show that features news, sports, business and entertainment stories from around Chicago. All the producing, reporting, writing, shooting […]
WATCH: Chicago Public Schools implement Black Student Success Plan to close opportunity gaps
By Amalia Huot-Marchand Medill Reports On Feb. 20, Chicago Public Schools announced the implementation of the Black Student Success Plan. During a time when diversity, equity and inclusion practices are under scrutiny, the plan aims to correct the chronic disinvestment of CPS in South and West side schools. Its main goals are to double the […]
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 5, Episode 1
Medill Reports This week in Chicago: Anti-Trump protests sweep the nation, the Cubs take on opening day at Wrigley Field and a new twist on yoga. “Chicago This Week” is a half-hour show that features news, sports, business and entertainment stories from around Chicago. All the producing, reporting, writing, shooting and editing are done by […]
Old clothes, new store: Vintage clothing entrepreneur opens permanent location in Wicker Park
By Hannah ResnickMedill Reports Shoppers in Wicker Park got a peek into Vintage House Chicago’s flagship location at their opening party on March 21, following a soft opening on March 15. Among the available clothing, a cartoon mural of a woman talking on a rotary phone with a cut cord among a tiger, ladybugs and […]
Anti-transgender executive orders threaten intersex people
By Fern Alling Medill Reports In the first two weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump signed eight executive orders that explicitly targeted transgender Americans. Some resulting actions – like restrictions on gender-affirming care for people younger than 19 years old – were temporarily blocked by federal judges. Others – like changes to passport […]
Latvia’s language problem: Russian speakers caught in middle of country’s fight for national identity
By Maggie Dougherty Medill Reports RĒZEKNE, Latvia — Edward, a beekeeper, has lived an hour from the Russian border in Latvia for 52 years. Although married to a Latvian woman, he barely speaks the national language. He didn’t feel the need to, he said. Ethnic Russians make up nearly a quarter of Latvia’s population. Many […]
LISTEN: Why are egg prices so high right now?
By Claire Murphy Medill Reports Host Intro: The bird flu continues to spread across the U.S. Last month, over 18 million chickens were slaughtered and “egg flation” is forcing some shoppers to stop buying eggs altogether. How are Chicagoans navigating this ongoing egg crisis? Claire Murphy of Medill Reports has the story. [Grocery store […]
‘A death sentence’: Coal plant threatens Puerto Rican lives amid renewable push
By Hope Moses Medill Reports SALINAS, Puerto Rico – Residents on Puerto Rico’s south coast are grappling with the news the coal plant in their community could keep operating – and causing serious health impacts – for years to come. The coal plant had been scheduled to close in 2027, but now plant owner Applied […]
WATCH: Winter blues: Coping with seasonal affective disorder
By Anneliese Cornejo Garcia Medill Reports Chicago winters can be filled with fun indoor activities and warm seasonal foods. But for some, shorter days and sub-zero temperatures entails low energy and persistent sadness. Many doctors call it seasonal affective disorder, a mental health condition affecting millions of 20 to 30-year-olds. The earlier the sun goes […]