
Medill Reports Newscast
By Torene Harvin Watch the Medill Reports News Update. This week our reporters take a closer look at homelessness in Chicago and we get an

Raised in Chicago: West Side urban farm reaps aquaponics harvest
By H. Will Racke It’s 10:30 on a sunny morning in West Humboldt Park and time for Benjamin Kant to feed his fish. The 30-year-old

Chicago rats — Are they friend or foe?
By Bian Elkhatib and Nikita Mandhani Chicago is getting rattier. There has been an increase in rat complaints, and the city blames the irresponsible attitude

Chicago teens find confidants and confidence by putting pen to paper
By Elyse Samuels Chicago Public Library, along with several other sponsors, hosted Chi Teen Lit Fest in mid April. The first-ever event at the Harold

Central Camera is stocked with film, lenses, and 117 years of history
By Kat Lonsdorf and Raquel Zaldivar Don Flesch greets every customer that comes into Central Camera Company with a cookie. He’ll list them all for

Vikings’ Laquon Treadwell makes new friends, learns to play checkers on draft day
By Hannah Gebresilassie From visiting patients in the a.m. to getting drafted in the p.m., Laquon Treadwell had an “emotional rollercoaster” on draft day. Treadwell

NFL Draft 2016: The memories in pictures
By Hannah Gebresilassie and Aishwarya Kumar Lakshminarayanapuram The 2016 NFL Draft came to an end, but the memories are still fresh. From Ezekiel Elliott’s selfie

Still Dancing at 82: The story of Vito Bertucci
By Iacopo Luzi Vito Bertucci was once considered one of the most famous ballroom dancers in the United States. He performed in Las Vegas and

Oakland fans at NFL Draft learn Raiders’ selection: Las Vegas
By Alex Valentine Oakland Raiders fans in Chicago for the NFL Draft had more to ponder than whether safety Karl Joseph was the right first-round

NFL Draft Day 3: Wildcats find their new homes 📹
A Medill Sports Production Day 3 of the NFL Draft brought plenty of rain, but also plenty of picks. The final four rounds were held

Chicago says goodbye to NFL Draft until (insert best guess here)
By Julia Cardi Lisa Nelson loves Chicago, and she loves football. So when the NFL Draft came to the city starting in 2015, the La

It’s the 2016 NFL Draft, brought to you by Ohio State
By Jordan Ray Four years ago, Joey Bosa, Darron Lee, Eli Apple and Ezekiel Elliott took a picture together during an Ohio State football game.