Amid political unease, Muslims seek comfort in faith
By Maryam Saleh Standing in front of an American flag that hangs on the wall of the gymnasium at the Islamic Center of Naperville, sunlight
What is solar energy’s future under Trump?
By Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang A few hours after Donald Trump delivered his victory speech, hundreds of solar industry practitioners, environmentalists and policy experts gathered in
Torrey Pines tells the forgotten narrative of the transgender coming-of-age experience
By Lauren Ball They filled the darkened, hushed room of The Nightingale, a small independent movie theater in Chicago’s Noble Square neighborhood. The audience, characterized
Hmong Community Struggles to Face Future Without Losing Sight of Past
By Duke Omara WASAU, Wis. – Fifteen-year old Dylan Yang had stabbed and killed 13-year-old Isaiah Powell after the two became involved in a Facebook
Medill Electioncast: Celebrations and concessions
The Medill Reports team covers election night in Chicago. We have reports from campaign parties, analysis of Illinois races and reaction from voters across the
A core of Chinese Americans mobilizes for Trump, wins the day and looks to the future
By Jingzhe (Kelly) Wang Asian Americans were not among Donald Trump’s majority in Tuesday’s election. About three quarters of Asian American voters backed Hillary Clinton, according
Explainer: How Hillary won the popular vote but lost the election
By Duke Omara In almost any other democracy, Hillary Clinton would be president today. She won the popular vote but still lost the election. So
“Not my President,” protesters chant at Trump Tower
By Siyan (Jen) Huang [See related story of the night’s protest] Around 10,000 people gathered in front of the Trump Tower in Chicago to march
Hurting from neglect: Election Day mattered in historic Indiana worker community
By Cloee Cooper Out of nine congressional districts in Indiana, two re-elected Democratic congressmen on Nov. 8. One of those was in the 1st Congressional
It’s complicated: The unpredictability of predictions in elections
By Lakshmi Chandrasekaran In the end, it came down to will she or won’t she? What seemed like a comfortable 81 percent chance of winning
A historic evening, but not what they imagined
By David Jordan It was a night of surprises. At the election watch party at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, the overwhelming favorite
Clinton’s defeat brings remorse
By Christen Gall Excitement shifted to somberness late in the evening at the campaign watch party for Hillary Clinton as it became clear in that