VIDEO: Music School in Woodlawn provides positive activities for kids
By Daniel Brown From the ground floor you walk up an open-aired, red-carpeted staircase situated between ornately trimmed walls. At the top you enter a
VIDEO: From the streets to the cage: The tale of the Assyrian Nightmare
By Brian MacIver Ankeedo Shamoun has waited long enough. “We’re going pro after this fight and we’re going to make a statement in the pro
Analyzing the data: Chicago mayoral runoff by the numbers
By Jia You As Mayor Rahm Emanuel settles in for his second term, Medill Reports takes a closer look at voting patterns in the 50
Time to include Renminbi in SDR basket?
By Yimian Wu Financial experts from Hong Kong said in Chicago Wednesday that November will be a good time to include the renminbi, or RMB,
Video: Sisters Working It Out – helping to save women’s lives
By Angela Barnes A Chicago organization is helping to save women’s lives through breast exams, primarily in underserved communities. Here is how one woman’s life
Venmo’s social mobile payments win the day with Millennials
By Taylor Hall On a recent weekend, South Loop resident Christina Rojas and a handful of her closest friends flew from Chicago to Las Vegas
VIDEO: Women in Sports
By Lukas J. Voss Women have increasingly been part of the sports world. Professional sports, college athletics and the media. All fields in which women
VIDEO: Men prone to eating disorders too
Ryan DeBlock, a former wrestler lost 25 pounds one year and nearly starved himself to death. As a survivor of an eating disorder, he speaks
Not your typical poet-social activist-caretaker: Meet Ayinde Cartman
By Bethel Habte The Fueling Station A passing thunderstorm left tiny puddles in the courtyard entrance of Canvas, an art and performance studio in Wicker
The road to new tuberculosis antibiotic development in our backyard
by Elise Steinberger While news of a case of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis in Chicago makes its way across the nation, we ask ourselves, where do
VIDEO: The Art of Kendo
By Yining Zhou Kendo is Japanese sword fighting. It requires not only physical strength but also mental stillness. John Condon is a four-dan kendoka and
Italy protects food with geographic names
By Yimian Wu Italy’s Trade Agency on Tuesday kicked off a three-year plan of promoting authentic Italian foods and beverages and fighting “Italian sounding” products that