Chicago artists let their freak flags fly at Halloween Arts in the Dark parade
By Naomi Waxman Medill Reports Chicago celebrated the wicked, the wild and the weird Saturday, as artists from across the country strutted their stuff before crowds of excited fans lined up along Columbus Drive. Residents of all ages watched fire-spinning skeletons, a bulbous blue anglerfish and even a train of hearses, owned by local enthusiasts. […]
Chicago police to roll out body cameras ahead of schedule
By Em Steck Medill Reports The Chicago Police Department says it will roll out its body camera program across all districts before the end of the year as part of the city’s promise for greater police accountability. A total of 8,157 “body worn cameras” will be deployed to patrol officers in Chicago by Dec. 4 […]
From YouTube consumer to vlogger, David Budimir taps back to his sixth-grade roots
By Caroline Tanner Medill Reports WASHINGTON, DC — A content marketer for a D.C.-based tech company by day, Columbia Heights resident David Budimir, 26, has been producing “vlogs,” or video blogs, since he was a 12-year-old at Williamsburg Middle School in Arlington, Va. “The first video he made was a promotional video that played at […]
From high school senior to politician, Josh Lafazan continues his political quest
By Caroline Tanner Medill Reports SYOSSET, N.Y.— On most days, at just 23 years old, Democratic Nassau County Legislative candidate Josh Lafazan is the youngest one in the room. It’s something that Lafazan is used to by now, since becoming one of the youngest elected officials in the history of New York State. In 2012, […]
At 76, Chinese dance instructor lives her passion and passes it on
By Dena Khalafallah and Tiffany Chen Medill Reports At 11 years old, Jin Qui Yue discovered her passion for dance and has followed it throughout her life. At 76 years old, she continues to teach dance to students of all ages in Chicago. “I’m 76 years old already, and I still haven’t stepped down from […]
Northwestern’s solar-powered house heads to the Solar Decathlon in Denver
By Lakshmi Chandrasekaran The house came down piece by numbered piece. In mid-September, the House by Northwestern (HBN) team dismantled the entire home they built over the summer, and FedEx-ed it off to Denver. The solar-powered sustainable house, Enable is an official entry in the eighth Solar Decathlon competition, sponsored by the United States Department of […]
NU symposium honors chemist Vladimir Nikolayevich Ipatieff who helped win World War II
By Lakshmi Chandrasekaran Chemists Vladimir Nikolayevich Ipatieff and Herman Pines, both immigrants to America, put their brilliant minds to work creating a special aviation fuel, a closely guarded secret that helped the Allied forces win World War II. Ipatieff developed the field of surface catalysis used extensively in refining petroleum by-products into fuel components. Ipatieff […]
Build a better planet one photo at a time – Add yours to the global view
By Lakshmi Chandrasekaran “Think of how it wraps completely around our planet, connecting us all as one global family – living and breathing under one shared sky,” says Wilmette artist and environmental activist Ben Whitehouse of the sky. “It only stands to reason we should take great care of it for each other,” he adds. And […]
Video Assistant Referee makes full MLS debut
By Sye Bennefield Jr. On Tuesday night during the 2017 MLS Homegrown match, viewers at home and on hand had the opportunity to witness the first glimpse of video review technology, although in the scariest of circumstances. After a collision between FC Dallas goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez and Chivas’ U-20 forward José de Jesús Godínez, Video […]
MLS and La Liga stars hit the beach
By Sye Bennefield Jr. Imagine a Copa Del Rey Champion, a World Cup winner, a MLS Cup Champion and a Gold Cup Champion having a kick about on North Avenue Beach with no clouds in sight. Now reconfigure that image and picture those four individuals sharing an 8’ x 24’ area pitch, against several feisty […]