One UIC Student’s Fight for Justice in Palestine
Jasmine M. Ellis The Israeli-Palestinian conflict not only impacts people abroad but also in Chicago. The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) student Manar Daghash
On the Clock: Medill’s 2016 NFL Draft Preview Podcast for the Chicago Bears
Medill’s Peter Dawson and Tolly Taylor join Jordan Ray for their first NFL Draft Preview episode. They break down if the Bears might be in
As the semester winds down with no state budget in sight, Chicago State students ponder their school’s future
By Jasmine Cannon Illinois is the only state in America that has not passed a budget for its fiscal year. The political impasse between the
Italian food and culture helped shape the history of Cook County
By Iacopo Luzi According to the last U.S. census, 18,000 Italians live in Cook County. That number includes Italian immigrants and Italians born in the
Blackhawks Star Faces Backlash After Use of Homophobic Slur
By EmmaKate Austin The Chicago Blackhawks will be without forward Andrew Shaw as they face the St. Louis Blues in a decisive game five of
Milwaukee Admirals vs. Grand Rapids Griffins Series Preview
By Nicole Sedivy Milwaukee, it’s time for playoff hockey. The first round of 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs begin this week. The Admirals will battle the
Happy Anniversary: Chicago Non-Profit celebrates 110 years of service
By Iacopo Luzi The Chicago Lighthouse has been serving the city’s blind and visually impaired for 110 years, making it one of Chicago’s oldest non-profit
The makings of an expanded NFL Draft Town are under way at Grant Park
By Adam Rossow The NFL Draft is coming to Chicago for the second straight year. Along with the seven rounds of selections, Draft Town in
Flash: An intercultural conversation between Butoh and Hip-Hop
By Vishakha Darbha Interdisciplinary artist Michael Sakamoto is one half of Flash, a Butoh/Hip-Hop duet performed with street-dance choreographer Rennie Harris. The show, which played at Columbia College
More than a sport, Windy City Rollers is “a place to call home”
By Raquel Zaldivar [vimeo 161994061 w=474] For members of Chicago’s Windy City Rollers—an all-female roller derby team formed in 2005—there’s more to the sport than skating and blocking on
Many tears, no budget: House Democrats push $15 wage floor for social workers
By Harvard Zhang Springfield, Ill. — A number of bills proposed by Democratic representatives to boost social workers’ benefits including a $15 minimum hourly wage
Lack of state budget devastates cash-strapped school districts: Superintendent Smith
By Harvard Zhang Springfield, Ill. — Illinois School Superintendent Tony Smith warned legislators that, without a K-12 budget by July 1, 187 school districts will