WATCH: Andrea Metcalf: From TV news health expert to full-time Pilates instructor
By Kennedy Chase Medill Reports Former television news health expert Andrea Metcalf is now the founder and owner of Pilates studio Heat 3.0 in Lincoln
WATCH: Poetry Foundation kicks off Chicago event season with Latinx poetry celebration
By Julia Lowe Medill Reports On the heels of Black History Month in February and Women’s History Month in March comes the powerful recognition of poetic voices
Antisemitic incidents at all-time high, new Anti-Defamation League report finds
By Damita Menezes Medill Reports The Anti-Defamation League released its annual report on March 23, which showed a 36% increase in antisemitic incidents in the
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 3, Episode 1
On the latest episode of “Chicago This Week,” Medill reporters cover the latest on the Chicago mayoral election, the arraignment of former President Donald Trump,
‘I’m not that scared kid anymore’: Highland Park’s Rachel Jacoby on her path to becoming an anti-gun violence activist
By Jordana Comiter Medill Reports In June 2022, Rachel Jacoby, a national organizer for March for Our Lives, planned a rally in her hometown of
Q&A: Josh Zagoren, the puppeteer whose alter ego is Chad the Bird, talks about TikTok success and how the pandemic changed him
By Koster Kennard Medill Reports When actor-turned-comedian-turned-puppeteer Josh Zagoren, 41, heard the Green Mill was shutting down indefinitely because of COVID-19, taking away one of
WATCH: ‘Live theater … was no more’: Chicago performers reflect on major comeback 3 years after beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
By Jordana Comiter Medill Reports It’s been three years since the world shut down and people’s lives were interrupted. With live performances halted, the theater
WATCH: Evanston girls defy status quo in sports
By Lena Folke Medill Reports Held at Evanston Township High School, Girls Play Sports is a nonprofit organization designed to encourage young girls to participate
Little Village Community Council welcomes Venezuelan refugees with open arms, stresses need for mental health services
By Brenda Ordoñez Medill Reports A Chicago organization with strong Mexican roots is proving it doesn’t take a big village to make a difference. TRANSCRIPT: Inside
First of its kind: Cannabis seed bank opens in Chicago
By Damita Menezes Medill Reports A new store has opened in Irving Park, becoming one of the first physical stores in the country to sell
Mendes joins Northwestern volleyball staff: ‘I could tell there was something special going on here’
By Elena Shklyar Medill Reports Coming off their winningest season in the past decade in 2022, the Northwestern volleyball team has added a new member
Abortion advocacy improves mental health, activists say
By Alexa Erbach Medill Reports Almost a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many states continue to fight for abortion access