Divvy deepens daily price
By Sean Froelich and Coral Lu The price for a 24-hour Divvy pass spiked 40 percent this week. The price is now at $9.95 up
Chicago Bans Plastic Shopping Bags (VIDEO)
By Angela G. Barnes and Anne Arntson Soon customers will not have the option to use plastic shopping bags in stores. Chicago is joining the
Gas prices expected to fall due to Iran nuclear deal (VIDEO)
By Sara Shouhayib and Lydia Randall Gas prices could drop substantially by the end of the year, thanks to the negotiations with Iran over its
Quadriplegic Mike Becker photographs his way through Chicago (AUDIO)
By Ellen Kobe Several years ago, Catholic Charities Chicago gave disposable cameras to many of their homeless and at-risk-of-homelessness dinner guests, encouraging them to take
Chicago’s growing exclusive sneaker market
By Coral Lu and Sean Froelich Do the words Yeezy Red Octobers, Air Jordan Champagne 6 or Kobe 9 mean anything to you? Well, they
Medill Newscast 7/3/15
Some of this week’s top stories from Medill Reports. The Chicago Transit Authority is enforcing a plan created to prevent reduced-fare fraud at stations. See
Fraudulent cards cost CTA millions (VIDEO)
By Lydia Randall and Sara Shouhayib Fraudulent use of subsidized Chicago Transit Authority cards in the last six months has cost CTA more than six
Deadheads swarm the Field Museum (VIDEO)
By Sean Froelich and Coral Lu Deadheads are what loyal Grateful Dead fans are known as and thousands are expected in Chicago this weekend to
Modern Mediumship is Kept Alive by Chicago’s Spiritualist Community
By Elizabeth Elving Dr. Kenneth James stood behind the pulpit at Church of the Spirit and smiled at the congregation. It was one of the
The changing landscape of Chicago’s public housing
By Daniel Brown On a spring morning, with crisp air and blue skies outside, Theresa Cook, 51, sits down on the beige couch in her
Surrogacy: A new normal in parenting
By Anne Arntson Chelsea Jarvis delivered twins last year, but they were not her own. Kelly Stoeber gave birth to a baby girl on April
VIDEO: PROTESTERS CALL FOR HIGHER WAGES
By Kira Boyd Protesters rally for a pay increase to $15/hr. The protest took place at McDonald’s headquarters in Oak Brook, IL while shareholders held their