Stars light up the night at WGCI’s Big Jam 2015
By Ariana LaBarrie Festival season ends when the leaves change color in Chicago and this year’s season ended with a bang – cooler weather brought
Ride the Cyclone: Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s musical roller coaster
by Alexandra Garfield You may not think that a musical can start out with six deaths and still be uplifting and funny without negating the
Conant drops third quarter lead to Stevenson in first round
By Maddie Lee Video by Brooke Rayford It took more than 44 minutes for Stevenson High School to take its first lead of the game.
NU MAY HAVE 10-12 MAN ROTATION (VIDEO)
By Benji Cohen Northwestern expects to be deeper and more talented in Year 3 under men’s basketball coach Chris Collins. But can the Wildcats finish better than
Personal spending up but consumer confidence wavers
By Alex Valentine Consumer spending held up in September but confidence measures released last week showed U.S. consumers are growing wary about the economy. The
Pumpkins become canvases for decaying art
By Ashley Altus After carving away layers of pumpkin to create jack-o’-lantern sculptures, Edward Cabral’s pumpkin masterpieces can’t be preserved. And that’s how he likes
Medill Reports: The audio show
Medill Reports’ audio producers and reporters cover topics ranging from business to science, entertainment to public affairs, sports, technology and more. This week, reporters covered
Retiring football coach Jerry Kill remembered as one of the ‘good guys’
By Jordan Ray Several years ago, a young college quarterback was walking through the football facility at Northern Illinois University, when his head coach stopped
How hot will it get? 18,000-year-old mystery could answer today’s biggest climate question
By Kevin Stark A mystery from some 18,000 years ago directly impacts how scientists understand the threat of climate change today. The Earth, shivering though
Video: Food truck pays tribute to the Negro Leagues with soul food
By Lena Blietz The Chicago American Giants disbanded in the 1950s, but Negro Leagues baseball can be seen around Chicago in a traveling tribute. The
Medical plans take first place when athletes compete on the world stage
By Colette House Dr. Craig Young and the volunteer medical staff at 2015 Progressive Skate America competition hoped they wouldn’t have many patients over the
Twitter’s loss narrows in the third quarter, Wall Street Skeptical
By Arionne Nettles Twitter’s loss narrowed in the third quarter on improving ad revenue, but Wall Street was skeptical the improvement could last. The San