How adult children can tolerate parents’ unsolicited career advice, according to experts
By Mollie Rotmensch Medill Reports Financially independent adult children perhaps join The Great Resignation to freelance or become the next Bozo. Or, maybe The Great
On the upcoming 50th anniversary of Title IX, professional softball opportunities remain unequal
By Molly Keshin Medill Reports In the middle of Akron, Ohio, Kelley Montalvo and her teammates stood in yet another Chick-fil-A to pass out flyers
Chicago travel guru Robin Tillotson helps women over 50 find themselves — and a sense of community — in far-flung locales
By Alyssa Haduck Medill Reports Robin Tillotson considers travel the ultimate teacher, so when she learned there were few international group travel opportunities for women
How to master the art (and science) of the work-from-home nap
By Molly Tucker Medill Reports As the work-from-home shift caused bedrooms to replace boardrooms, many 9-to-5’ers who no longer needed to commute gained an hour
TikTok’s Sara Madani thinks the video platform is changing the music industry
By Molly Tucker Medill Reports Can the TikTok algorithm be a force for good, helping marginalized creators to become powerful and popular? Yes, said Sara
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 8
This week’s episode of “Chicago This Week” is all about sports. Reporters reflect on the passage of Title IX 50 years ago, take a look
Belgian artist Nina Blasband creates bullet journals for horse-lovers
By Gelsey Plaza Medill Reports Colored pencils, crayons and watercolor palettes of every imaginable color. Gel pens, pastel markers, black soft-ink pens and jars of
WATCH: ‘That story went through me like a spear’: Founder, director of Legacy Project Chicago speaks about poignant inspiration behind it
By Ivy Fan Medill Reports The Legacy Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to honor the accomplishments of LGBTQ people around the world, celebrates its 10th
University of Chicago’s new hire brings more female coaching visibility to NCAA men’s soccer
By Erin McMahon Medill Reports When Julianne Sitch started her soccer career, she played on an all-boys team in Oswego, Illinois, for two years. At
Family matters at Chicago Dogs season opener
By Tom Gambardella Medill Reports Friday night at Impact Field in Rosemont showed fans many things, but perhaps the strangest among them was when fans
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 7
This week’s episode of “Chicago This Week” celebrates local heroes who show up for others and make an impact. From community advocates to business leaders
As sex toys evolve into the mainstream, so do their challenges
By Yuliya Klochan Medill Reports In the run-up to the Winter Olympics in February, U.S. curlers were competing for a spot in the competition. NBC