From dingy to delightful – vibrant lights glow under the Loop el
By Elizabeth Bacharach The shadows beneath the el tracks – the underbelly of the city –are starting to glow with multi-colored lights on Wabash Avenue. And the lights may soon become part of a personalized light show that people can program from an app. The makers of The Wabash Lights are raising contributions to ultimately run […]
What’s beyond #OscarsSoWhite? Chicagoans sound off on Hollywood diversity
By Jasmine Cannon and Jasmine M. Ellis While Hollywood is still recovering from criticisms revolving around racial diversity in casting, some Chicagoans believe it’s time for The Academy to take a different approach. According to UCLA’s 2015 Hollywood Diversity Report, little more than 10 percent of lead actors in theatrical films were minorities, and just […]
Medill explains – The stateless Rohingyas
By Bian Elkatib and Nikita Mandhani T he Rohingyas are a primarily Muslim ethnic minority group from Burma, a country in Southeast Asia that is also known as Myanmar. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, media coverage of the Rohingya refugee crisis has been scarce. [vimeo 156484536 w=474] The migration of Rohingyas […]
Bindis and Bruises: A dance theatre featuring stories of abuse
By Nikita Mandhani The Chicago DanzTheatre Ensemble is set to start its new show, Bindis and Bruises on Friday, March 4. The show was conceived and choreographed by Priya Narayan who is a trained classical Indian dancer. Ellyzabeth Adler is the director, co-writer and co-choreographer for the performance. [vimeo 157640341 w=474] A video preview of […]
Methode Electronics’ profits sag
By Lucia Maffei Methode Electronics Inc.’s third quarter earnings didn’t drop quite as far as Wall Street had expected, but the manufacturing company’s shares slipped Thursday after management scaled down sales expectations for full-year 2016. For the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 30, the Chicago-based electronic components manufacturer’s net income was $17.2 million, or 45 cents […]
The Hidden Treasures of East Side
By Iacopo Luzi and Yushun Wang Not many people know where East Side is, but since the 30s, the neighborhood has been home to one of the biggest steel production industries of the country. East Side is a neighborhood on the Illinois and Indiana border. It’s in the southern part of the city. In the […]
Harish Patel — immigrant, Muslim, state rep candidate
Text by Aishwarya Kumar Lakshminarayanapuram and Bian Elkhatib, video by Bian Elkhatib H e was 14 when he moved to the U.S. from India. He did not know any English. And he grew up on the northwest side of Chicago with his mother who cleaned homes for a living. That was Harish Patel 16 years […]
Freshman guard returns home for Big Ten tournament
By Michelle R. Martinelli Video By Hannah Gebresilassie INDIANAPOLIS — As a 9-year-old girl standing on an empty court at the Big Ten Tournament, Jordan Hankins was in awe of how huge it looked. Although she wasn’t intimidated and took advantage of being able to shoot around before the teams and their fans showed up, […]
Gov. Rauner Proposes Nearly $200 Million in Budget Cuts for Community Care Program
By Shen Wu Tan Gov. Rauner’s second budget proposed to cut nearly $200 million from the Community Care Program, which provides homecare services for seniors. If passed, these budget cuts would impact approximately 44,000 seniors according to the Service Employees International Union Healthcare. “The Community Care program is a trusted program that has kept seniors […]
Protest at Thompson Center against police misconduct
By Yixuan Chai More than 50 protestors gathered on Wednesday inside the Thompson Center to condemn police misconduct. Families of the victims of police brutality demanded for justice for their loved ones. Venus Anderson, the mother of a 27-year-old man fatally shot at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital, said in a tearful speech that the government […]