Debates continue on the Obama Presidential Center’s impact on Woodlawn’s economic future
By Jinman Li Medill Reports What’s not to like about the proposed Obama Presidential Center? It’s a 19-acre complex of museum, library, plaza and athletic center, which was announced in May 2015 to be built in Chicago, the winner over several competing cities. The former president and first lady Michelle Obama selected the historic Jackson […]
Chicago’s only black-owned credit union soldiers on
By Jinman Li Medill Reports While black-owned banks disappear, another black-owned financial institution perseveres. South Side Community Federal Credit Union, or SSCFCU, at 5401 S. Wentworth Ave., is the only black-owned community credit union in Chicago. The not-for-profit financial institution is chartered and insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an agency of the […]
No longer a local afterthought, Loyola soaks in support as it readies for the Sweet 16
By Patrick Engel Medill Reports Two white charter buses turned east on Loyola Avenue off Sheridan Road, with the blue lights of police cars leading the way, and pulled into a driveway in back of Gentile Arena. About 500 fans and students had congregated on an adjacent turf field in the previous hour, waiting for […]
Amid national crisis, Walter Payton College Prep sets safety example
By Robbie Weinstein Medill Reports As schools nationwide face questions about their security measures, one Chicago public high school might be a model. Walter Payton College Prep, a magnet school on the city’s north side, has hundreds of students come in and out of its doors every day. Despite the school’s well-kept exterior, Payton’s extensive […]
Free health clinic for Chicago’s underserved communities
By Serena Yeh Medill Reports At about noon on a recent Sunday, three elderly Chinese walked into the Indian American Medical Association Charitable Foundation, a free health clinic that operates on the weekends. The couple was at the clinic, located in West Rogers Park, to obtain medicine refills. They brought along a relative to help […]
Modern technology examines mummies without unwrapping them
By Xinyi (Ethel) Jiang Medill Reports The mummies have returned. After traveling around the country on exhibition for five years, 14 mummies came back home for a final run in Chicago at the Field Museum. The primary theme of the exhibit is how scientists — using modern technologies such as CT scanning — can look […]
Sustainable investing has become mainstream
By Ang Gao Medill Reports “Your capital can do more than generate returns.” This used to be a slogan persuading investors to be more socially impactful. But now it’s a trend. Sustainable, responsible and impact investing, or SRI, is an investment discipline that “considers environmental, social and corporate governance criteria to generate long-term competitive financial returns and […]
Loyola earns another shot at a high-major team after tricky scheduling only gave it one
By Patrick Engel Medill Reports Aundre Jackson will finally play in his hometown on Thursday in Dallas in the NCAA tournament. If Loyola head coach Porter Moser had his way, though, Jackson’s homecoming would have been much sooner. “We tried hard to get a game there, but we just couldn’t,” Moser said Sunday. Loyola’s only […]
The After-Bern: Will Bernie Sanders make another run for President?
By Elizabeth Beyer Medill Reports Supporters of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are already calling on him to run for president in 2020. The Vermont politician has yet to confirm or deny his second bid for the presidency but multiple news outlets have hinted at the possibility. Regardless of his rumored political aspirations for the next presidential election, the […]
A Place to Button It Up: Inside One Of Chicago’s Most Unique Museums
By Annanya Johari Medill Reports Maybe it’s a victory celebration button from George Washington’s inauguration that you’re hoping to see. We have the place to find it. Nestled in a quiet corner of Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, is one of its most unique museums. Founded and run by Christen Carter and her brother Joel Carter, the […]