Six Months After the Storm: How Two Women Navigate Life Post-Hurricane Maria
By Griselda Flores and Sofi LaLonde Angie’s Hurricane Maria Experience “I remember I couldn’t sleep the whole night and day, whatever it was, I don’t even remember like what time it hit and what time it ended. The whole moment is kind of blurry.” When Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, […]
Technology Training and Operations Manager by Day Head Basketball Coach by Night
By Nick Mantas Medill Reports Northwestern’s very own Rafie Fields works in the Medill Chicago Newsroom as the Technology Training and Operations Manager. Little do the students there know, his mind for basketball is one of a kind. The graduate of George Westinghouse College Prep High School is the Head Basketball Coach of his alma […]
Humbolt Park’s West Town Bikes get local teens in gear
By Holly Honderich Medill Reports Humbolt Park’s West Town Bikes has grown from a small partnership with an affordable housing network to a city-wide program provider, using the “magic of the bicycle” to foster youth development. In conjunction with its retail store, Ciclo Urbano, West Town bikes provides the chance for local teenagers to play, […]
Lincoln Park residents phone it in for Daniel Biss
By Holly Honderich Medill Reports While some people turn to Twitter to vent their political frustrations, these Chicago residents are using their phones the old-fashioned way to engage in the political arena and support State Sen. Daniel Biss as Democratic candidate for Illinois governor. [vimeo 261664269 w=640 h=360]
In Cuba, chess is not just a sport—it’s an institution
By Em Steck Medill Reports Cuba is known for cars, cigars, communism and…chess? HAVANA – Though little-known to many in the world, chess is one of Cuba’s greatest prides. The game is considered to be a blend of sports, arts and science among players and is deeply embedded in Cuban history and culture. Among chess […]
Chinatown cooking class helps students find jobs in non-Asian kitchens
By Yvaine Ye Medill Reports English-as-a-second-language students at the community center in Chicago’s Chinatown are learning how to cook food other than Chinese or Asian dishes. They’re also learning the kitchen lingo for non-Asian restaurants. Bill Wong, a student who used to work in an American-Chinese restaurant, said the experience has been beneficial. He learned […]
In Chicago, Apple unveils faster, cheaper iPad for students
By Ang Gao Medill Reports Apple is returning to school with a new iPad and enhanced educational resources. The new iPad costs $299 for educators and students, but $329 for everyone else, the same price as that of the iPad released last year. Unveiled at Chicago’s Lane Tech College Prep High School on Tuesday, with […]
Punching Back at the Crime in Chicago’s Southside
By Nick Mantas Medill Reports Children on the south side of Chicago are subjected to an alarming rate of violence from a very young age. Without after school activities to keep these kids from joining gangs, many find themselves in a gang before high school. Sally Hazelgrove took it upon herself to create Crushers Club […]
Physical therapist applies human techniques to help ‘man’s best friend’
By Xinyi (Ethel) Jiang Medill Reports Kikin – a Labrador retriever – is 12 years old, but in dog years, he is an old man in his eighties. Every week, Kikin comes to ARFit dog therapy center for a special treatment. Therapist Tod Miner is helping Kikin walk better again. To do it, he’s applying […]
How college friends built a $100 million blockchain business
By Ang Gao Medill Reports When China banned initial coin offerings, or ICOs, in September last year, a number of Chinese blockchain projects started looking for ICO opportunities abroad but encountered difficulties including foreign regulations, legal issues and language. That was when Minhui Chen, who graduated from Columbia University in 2015 and was working as […]