
Following WM Phoenix Open, Phoenix restaurants brace for baseball postponement
By Andrew Polk Medill Reports Major League Baseball’s lockout continues, and restaurants in the Phoenix area are anticipating a decline in business for the third

UIC kinesiologist details ‘mistreatment’ athletes often receive after severe injury
By Alyssa Muir Medill Reports Kinesiologist John Coumbe-Lilley spent years observing the care, or lack thereof, that athletes who had experienced severe sports injuries were

Lakeview coffee shop combines lost loves, lattes with specialty menu
By Jackie Walsh Medill Reports The Coffee & Tea Exchange featured a special latte menu in February in honor of Valentine’s Day. The “Thank You,

University of Illinois rabbi hosts talk between former NBA player Meyers Leonard, Jewish community after Leonard used antisemitic slur last year
By Jonathan Fernandez Medill Reports Former NBA and Illini basketball player Meyers Leonard visited his alma mater Jan. 17 for what was supposed to be

VIDEO: Breaking down the science behind pancake ice
By Almaz Abedje Medill Reports Pancake ice. This winter phenomenon often takes social media by storm, but not many people know the science behind it.

VIDEO: Chinese international students share their heritage with Lantern Festival
By Xiaotao Zhong Medill Reports Northwestern University’s Chinese Student and Scholar Association and the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago co-hosted the

Live from Chicago, it’s the return of comedy clubs
By MacKenzie Coffman Medill Reports Comedic relief was in high demand as we slipped into the pandemic almost two years ago. More than ever, we

Surviving in a digital-first world: The unexpected tenacity of analog games
By MacKenzie Coffman Medill Reports What do you think of when you imagine analog games? Maybe it’s Monopoly, Dungeons and Dragons or just a deck

Collin Morikawa’s high school mentors laud humility of the ‘best athlete that’s ever come from La Cañada’
By Colin Salao Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — Collin Morikawa’s former instructors at La Cañada High School can speak at length about how the now-professional

PHOTOS: Celebrating Lunar New Year in Chicago’s Asia on Argyle
By Angela Chen Medill Reports Asia on Argyle welcomed Chicago to the 40th-plus anniversary Lunar New Year Parade this February. Lion dancers filled Sun Wah

VIDEO: Asia on Argyle Street welcomes in Lunar New Year with parade, celebration
By Sean Rhomberg Medill Reports Dancing, drumming and lots of delicious food packed Asia on Argyle Street in Uptown for the annual Lunar New Year

Australian tennis legend retires as another emerges at Australian Open
By Ross Shinberg Medill Reports Entering the 2022 Australian Open this January, Dylan Alcott knew the tournament would be his last. In November, the 31-year-old