Medill Reports does the NFL Combine — sort of
By Chris Hayre and Adam Rossow Beginning Wednesday, Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis takes its annual turn as the center of the football world when
Black women activists focus on prison pipeline, joining the fight for social justice
By Branden Hampton Eighty percent of prison inmates report that they were in foster care as youth, and the foster care-to-prison pipeline must be dismantled,
An unconventional approach to Chicago’s misunderstood gun violence
By Marisa Endicott January saw its highest death toll from gun violence since 2000 in Chicago this year. There have been over 416 shootings in 2016
Franklin Electric reports record Q4 earnings
By Kaitlin Schuler Franklin Electric Co. Inc. said fourth-quarter earnings strengthened despite falling revenues and soft prices for oil and other commodities. In the latest
Pop-up library celebrates black women
By Meggie Morris Earlier this month, Scheherazade Tillet watched an older, African-American man take the stage at Breathing Room, a recurring event that inspires proactive
She stings like a bee: why a former national champion is turning pro
Q&A with boxer Raquel Miller By Grant Miller Raquel Miller was the greatest-or at least she was in 2012, when she was the welterweight U.S.
Carolina Herrera goes monochromatic in fall/winter fashion week show
By Alexandra Whittaker When most major fashion designers create their looks for New York Fashion Week, they have a specific idea or theme in mind.
Core consumer prices on the rise in January
By Sarah Very While easing energy costs kept consumer prices in check last month, inflation rates for goods other than food and energy moved higher
USA Rugby announces a big goal for Chicago
By Kristen Vake A weekend dedicated to rugby is set for November 4-5 this year in Chicago. “The Rugby Weekend” will feature professional rugby games as
Deere profit tops expectations, stock slides on soft forecast
By Alison Martin Deere and Co.’s first quarter earnings handily beat analyst expectations Friday, but Deere shares came under pressure after the agricultural-equipment giant dismayed
Spider-Man can’t do whatever a spider can, researchers say
By Claire Donnelly What if instead of evading the evil Dr. Octopus by scaling the nearest wall, Spider-Man found himself stuck to every object he
Drones and dealers: Monitoring artifact looters in Jordan
By Kathleen Ferraro At an ancient cemetery in Jordan, the last thing you’d expect to see in the sky above is a neon model airplane