Embrace the niche: A guide to Chicago’s specialty museums
By Mallory Evans Medill Reports Smelling dozens of ice cream flavors. Clicking buttons and cranking levers to control inflation and cash flow. Squinting your eyes to see
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 6, Episode 3
By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In the third episode of “Chicago This Week,” it’s pet adoption season and shelters across the city
WATCH: The Trump administration is attempting to block Puerto Rico’s transition to renewable energy, potentially locking in decades of fossil fuel dependence
By Camille Vocelka Medill Reports For decades, Puerto Ricans have suffered from an unreliable electricity grid and devastating pollution from the coal, oil and gas
LISTEN: Hearing the signals of the body in real time: What new technologies could mean for patients with autoimmune digestive disorders
By Kimberly Henrickson Medill Reports Maybe you track your steps and heart rate using a fitness tracker, or you know someone with diabetes who wears a continuous glucose monitor. Wearable technology is
WATCH: St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago: A centurylong tradition
By Ryan Kirton Medill Reports Chicago is one of the most popular places to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the country. Ryan Kirton looks at
Game on: Why indie developers are choosing the Windy City
By Conner Dejecacion Medill Reports It wasn’t a traditional video game. Two guys huddled over a laptop on one side of the room, the computer
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 6, Episode 2
By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In the second episode of “Chicago This Week,” we hear from Chicago Catholics as they respond to
Taking the long road: As Route 66 turns 100, fans look ahead instead of in the rearview mirror
By Phoebe Bock Medill Reports In 1963, Bill Thomas took his first road trip on Route 66 from Illinois to California to visit Disneyland. Although
Illinois ‘One Health’ initiatives may protect farmers from climate, animal-related infectious disease risks
By Kimberly Henrickson Medill Reports There’s an old adage in medicine: if you see a farmer enter the emergency room, you better pay attention and act fast. Farmers are “notorious”
Atari legend Eugene Jarvis celebrates 25 years running arcade machine company Raw Thrills in Chicago
By Conner Dejecacion Medill Reports Eugene Jarvis, 71, has worked on video games since their inception. He grew up in Menlo Park, Calif., the heart of Silicon Valley. As a “young, rebellious” person living in the
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 6, Episode 1
By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In this season’s first episode of “Chicago This Week,” reporters cover new efforts to make riding the
WATCH: Music Box Theatre succeeding — even expanding — despite national decline in movie theater attendance
By Thomas Hodgkins Medill Reports Chicago’s Music Box Theatre, an independent movie theater, is expanding despite national movie theater attendance declining. Owner and CEO Brody