A week at the museum: Chicago celebrates first Museum Week
By Alexandra Garfield Kristen Delboccio decided Tuesday was the day to take her 6-month-old daughter, Jaelynn, to the Shedd Aquarium for the first time. They
Fitzgerald: Expect ‘hard-fought battle’ in Saturday’s Big Ten opener
By Jordan Ray The past three football games between the Northwestern Wildcats and Minnesota Golden Gophers have been tight, defensive struggles, and Wildcats coach Pat
Medill Newsmakers: lead poisoning, Chicago’s silent threat (VIDEO)
By Lydia Randall You can’t see it, you can’t hear it, but it is one of the most potent threats facing Chicago kids. Those who
Medill Newsmakers: Using video games and comics to educate (VIDEO)
By John Rosin In today’s age of technology, it can be easy to overlook the endless potential stored within video games. In this edition of Medill
Medill Newsmakers: Who are Chicagoans Dating? (VIDEO)
By Anne Arntson This Medill Newsmakers edition focuses on dating. We explore how Chicagoans meet people, whether dating is harder today than ever before and
Music therapy eases family’s hospital stay (VIDEO)
By Anne Arntson After four months at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Ireland Larson’s hospital room has become her own. It’s filled with stuffed animals,
Teenager killed, but legacy lives on through foundation (VIDEO)
By Angela G. Barnes The city of Evanston lost an inspiring leader, basketball star and trailblazer whose life was taken in what the Evanston Police Department
Wrigley Field rats are still hanging around Wrigleyville (Video)
By Angela G. Barnes and Anne Arntson Baseball fans are not the only ones hanging out in Wrigleyville. Since the start of the Wrigley Field
Painting the City: Chicago’s unbalanced treatment of illegal art
By Ellen Kobe Anyone who has lived in a relatively large city is familiar with graffiti — paint in public places. But what exactly is
Chasing nighttime thunderstorms with NOAA and NASA
By Lizz Giordano The weather research teams waited anxiously for the nighttime storms to appear over the Great Plains. Scientists know very little about how
A new future for Carl Street Studios (VIDEO)
By Anne Arntson Carl Street Studios on West Burton Place in Old Town was built in the late 1800s and was purchased by artist Sol
Missives from Mongolia: Chasing down the Ice Age
By Sarah Kramer The Altai Mounts of western Mongolia may be concealing secrets amid the splendor. The breathtaking alpine landscape could hold clues to how