WATCH: NFL’s Man of the Year nominees give back to Phoenix Boys and Girls Club
By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, the 32 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year nominees spent Friday giving back to the community with the Boys and Girls Club of the Valley. Including everything from running drills, planting trees, playing flag football, and decorating cleats, the players celebrated the outstanding teens […]
Dedicated volunteer puts the hope in Lakeview’s Nourishing Hope food pantry
By Kala Hunter Medill Reports Nourishing Hope is a food pantry in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood that serves between 130-200 households a day. The 53-year-old nonprofit has 50 full-time staff and thousands of volunteers who keep the wheels churning. Despite the waning of the pandemic, people in Chicago are increasingly using the free food that the nonprofit […]
WATCH: Lincoln Park Varsity Dance Team makes history and takes home top 10 national win
By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports Chicago’s 2023 Dance City Champions are now one of the top 10 teams in the country, and get this: The team has only been around four years. This year, the Lincoln Park High School varsity dance team came home with a sixth-place finish, scoring 77.2875 points. Medill Reports’ Kierstin Lindkvist […]
Q&A: Galit chef, owner Zachary Engel shares his Michelin star-studded journey
By Jordana Comiter Medill Reports Chef Zachary Engel skipped culinary school and still won a James Beard Award. Nearly four years ago, he and his business partner, Andrés Clavero, opened Galit in Lincoln Park. Last year, the Middle Eastern restaurant earned a Michelin star, and in January, it celebrated its 1,000th dinner party. Now, the […]
Q&A with Jordan Golding: Actor, musician and housing activist
By Amanda Rosenberg Medill Reports Jordan Golding, an actor in the Writers Theatre’s upcoming show, “Once,” is a housing activist by day and a thespian by night. The 30-year-old plays an emcee in the Tony Award-winning Irish musical, which began previews on Feb. 16. He also regularly stars in Chicago’s own resident “Drunk Shakespeare” show […]
Northwestern lacrosse completes comeback win to upset Boston College
By Kikue Higuchi Medill Reports After narrowly falling to Syracuse in their first top five matchup, Northwestern redeemed itself with a come-from-behind win over 2021 National Champions Boston College. On Feb. 19, the Wildcats managed to erase a four-goal deficit for their first win against the Eagles since 2013. “I think (the win) shows what […]
Fans gravitate to storied 16th hole at WM Phoenix Open
By Kikue Higuchi Medill Reports The WM Phoenix Open tournament feels more like a huge festival than a serious golf tournament with a $20 million purse, including a cool $3.6 million check for the champ. Saturday is historically the most popular day to attend the tournament with the 16th hole — a short par-3 with […]
Q&A: Mayoral candidate Ja’Mal Green talks goals for city, views on police and political rival Willie Wilson
By Jason Beeferman Medill Reports Mayoral candidate Ja’Mal Green is only 27, but he’s no stranger to the Chicago spotlight. For nearly a decade he attracted attention as a Black Lives Matter activist and young political hopeful. He has also led calls to reform the Chicago Police Department and faced arrests during multiple protests. More […]
David Edwards: Golf course rater extraordinaire
By Drew Steiner Medill Reports Traveling to play and rate some of the top golf courses all over the world, David Edwards lives the golfer’s dream. Edwards, 58, played competitively in high school and college. He took a short break from the game before getting back into the swing of things in the early 2000s. […]
Antisemitic group calls for National Day of Hate: local authorities stress vigilance
By Brenda Ordoñez Medill Reports Local and national Jewish communities and businesses are remaining vigilant this weekend after a neo-Nazi group based in Iowa declared Feb. 25 as the National Day of Hate. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: FOLLOWING A STRING OF ANTISEMITIC HATE CRIMES EARLIER THIS YEAR, LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITIES ARE BACK ON HIGH ALERT AFTER […]