Q&A: Meet Abbey Sadleir, an influencer reinventing the London’s ‘It-Girl’
By Megan Forrester Medill Reports LONDON — Every Tuesday, with hot-pink rollers in her honey blond hair and a black “mob wife” fur coat around her shoulders, Abbey Sadleir records a few new TikTok videos about her home in central London. During the other days of the week, when she hits up restaurants and vintage […]
WATCH: What’s brewing? Chicago, suburbs get dose of Yemeni coffee shops
By Sidra Dahhan Medill Reports Yemeni coffee shops, like Qahwah House in Lombard and Haraz Coffee House in Orland Park, have surged in popularity in the past couple of years — especially among young Muslims in America. It’s not just a Chicago phenomenon, it’s happening nationwide. Americans are being introduced to food culture in Yemen, […]
Tokyo’s innovative robot cafe paves path for inclusive employment
By Glendalys Valdes Medill Reports TOKYO — In Japan, only 19% of working-age people with disabilities are employed, according to a Bloomberg calculation, but Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe in Tokyo challenges those barriers by employing people who have physical disabilities and are otherwise unable to work. Ory Laboratory, the company that built and opened the […]
WATCH: Creative-writing nonprofit 826CHI helps students become published authors
By Taylor Anthony Medill Reports What may seem like a bookstore on the outside is actually more than that. 826CHI is the local chapter the 826 National organization, a nonprofit that offers creative writing workshops and field trips for students ages 6-18 with the goal of having students become published authors. Their works are then […]
Q&A: Petite fashion blogger chats about shopping secondhand, finding personal style
By Abigail Ali Medill Reports LONDON — In a recent Instagram reel, Katie Snooks, 35, teamed mom jeans with a cropped white tank, black heels and a plaid blazer. The 4-foot-11 beauty, dating and lifestyle blogger finished off the look with a messy bun, gold hoops and cat-eye sunglasses. Her caption reads, “I would never […]
How to make friends in Chicago and combat loneliness
By Abigail Ali Medill Reports The U.S. Surgeon General’s report on a “loneliness epidemic” last spring sparked discussion across social media platforms on how learned loneliness and a lack of third spaces has made making friends feel impossible. Learned loneliness is an acceptance of limited social interactions as normal, and third spaces are places people […]
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 1
Text by Mary Grace Grabill Medill Reports Coming up on this week’s episode of “Chicago This Week,” we talk about a ban on flavored tobacco products. We learn about the latest developments in the Chicago Park District employee strike. Our sports reporters take you to the opening day of the Chicago Cubs and White Sox […]
WATCH: From poverty to prosperity: How a Chicago man uses his troubled past to impact young lives
By Caleb Nixon Medill Reports At Y.O.U. Fitness in Humboldt Park, owner Christopher Marquez is all about family. He welcomes clients through his doors by offering memberships, individual sessions, group classes and yoga. However, that family recently expanded after hiring two new trainers and inviting a group of youth from the ASPIRA Business and Finance […]
WATCH: Chicago White Sox fans pessimistic about upcoming season, divided on potential move to South Loop
By Kaycee Clark-Mellott Medill Reports For the Chicago White Sox, rumors of moving from the team’s longtime residence in Bridgeport and pessimism about their performance plague the dialogue of the season. Before the White Sox home opener, several key community members’ expectations were low. Transcript: David Williams: I’m sick of losing, and all I want […]
WATCH: Living the basketball dream at Swish House, not through the NBA, but through fitness
By Everett Munez Medill Reports For the majority of people, the dream of becoming a professional athlete ends early. According to the NCAA, less than 2% of NCAA student-athletes become professional athletes. When also considering the youth and high school athletes who don’t play a sport in college, the ratio of people who go pro […]