On the cutting edge: New Chicago hair salon gives gender norms the snip
By Amanda Rosenberg Medill Reports Franky Halloran laughs happily to herself as she completes a four-hour coloring session with one longtime client. “Damn, dude, this
New Zealand’s Shane van Gisbergen says phone call led to one-off NASCAR race, Sprint Cup victory
By Zain Bando Medill Reports Shane van Gisbergen held back tears after conquering Chicago’s first-ever NASCAR street race in Grant Park Sunday. The Grant Park
Chicago Street Course provides one-of-a-kind racing experience for drivers
By Jared Ramsey Medill Reports Thousands of people congregated in Grant Park over the holiday weekend, but the draw wasn’t fireworks over Lake Michigan, it
PHOTOS: Sights from inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race
By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports Kierstin Lindkvist is a Medill graduate student in the sports media specialization. Follow her on Twitter @KLindkvistNews or Instagram @kelindkvist,
Drivers outlast historic rainfall, race day chaos in NASCAR’s Chicago debut
By John Riker Medill Reports Instead of pre-race buzz and ignition of engines, the sights and sounds of a torrential downpour took over Columbus Drive
NASCAR, Bubba Wallace bring block party to Washington Park
By Erez Ben-Akiva Medill Reports On a hot, hazy Wednesday evening, the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center served as the stage for Bubba’s
Bubba’s Block Party aims to expose NASCAR to new audience
By Kyle Williams Medill Reports Bubba Wallace finished watching his pit crew perform and strolled toward the stage area, as part of Bubba’s Block Party,
Q&A with Rochelle Crump: Empowering Black women veterans since the 1970s
By Prerana Sannappanavar Medill Reports In the 1970s, Rochelle Crump, now 68, joined the U.S. Army, where she started her fight against systemic gender and
Millennia of ice, atmosphere are stored in this Colorado lab
By Dilpreet Raju Medill Reports Thousands of meters of ice are kept in below-freezing temperatures so climate researchers can analyze what the Earth’s climate was
Y No Había Luz theater company empowers community members to be sentinels of Mother Earth
Y No Había Luz is a Puerto Rican theater company founded 18 years ago by seven college students to experiment with the creative power of theatrical art. As theater members explored visual and narrative storytelling, they discovered the importance of inviting their communities to be part of the art and performance.
Colors, music, nostalgic Chicagoans gather in spirit of Holi to cherish missing pieces of home
By Prerana Sannappanavar Medill Reports The festival of Holi is many things. For some, it is the celebration of good triumphing over evil. For others,
Jazz singer Alyssa Allgood shares lessons about self-love, vulnerability
By Antonia Mufarech Medill Reports It’s 7:30 p.m. on a Saturday at Winter’s Jazz Club in Streeterville. The lights dim as audience members sip a
