Medill Newsmakers: Millennial Mania (VIDEO)
By Sean Froelich The Millennial generation is now the most populous in the U.S., but how are they different from previous generations? Follow Medill Newsmakers as we take a deeper and more humorous look at what makes this generation unique. Host Sean Froelich serves it up fast with the help of a powerhouse panel, the […]
Medill Newsmakers: African American women target breast cancer (VIDEO)
By Angela G. Barnes The National Cancer Institute predicts nearly 40,000 women will die from breast cancer in 2015. A disproportionate number of those people will be black women. This edition of Medill Newsmakers explores how one Chicago group is trying to lower the mortality rate.
Medill Newsmakers: Using video games and comics to educate (VIDEO)
By John Rosin In today’s age of technology, it can be easy to overlook the endless potential stored within video games. In this edition of Medill Newsmakers we explore how teachers are using video games and comic books to teach children math, history and science.
Medill Newsmakers: Preventing gang activity through sports (VIDEO)
By Connor Morgan Gangs are prevalent in Chicago, but sports provide a potential escape from recruitment. In this edition of Medill Newsmakers , we hear how former Chicago high school students coped with the pressures of joining a gang.
Medill Newsmakers: Who are Chicagoans Dating? (VIDEO)
By Anne Arntson This Medill Newsmakers edition focuses on dating. We explore how Chicagoans meet people, whether dating is harder today than ever before and how dating apps and websites might help or hinder finding a potential mate. Photo at top: Host Anne Arntson interviews a panel of daters, including Anders Gamboni, Sam Fiske and […]
Music therapy eases family’s hospital stay (VIDEO)
By Anne Arntson After four months at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Ireland Larson’s hospital room has become her own. It’s filled with stuffed animals, board games, handwritten notes, drawings of her favorite Disney princess, Ariel, family photographs and a heart-shaped electric guitar.
Teenager killed, but legacy lives on through foundation (VIDEO)
By Angela G. Barnes The city of Evanston lost an inspiring leader, basketball star and trailblazer whose life was taken in what the Evanston Police Department has called a case of mistaken identity. What could have been the highlight of a young man’s life has instead become the highlight of his death.
Wrigley Field rats are still hanging around Wrigleyville (Video)
By Angela G. Barnes and Anne Arntson Baseball fans are not the only ones hanging out in Wrigleyville. Since the start of the Wrigley Field renovation project last October, rats have been the bane of the resident’s existence. Cubs officials say they continue to work with the city and Alderman Tunney’s office to combat the problem. […]
Painting the City: Chicago’s unbalanced treatment of illegal art
By Ellen Kobe Anyone who has lived in a relatively large city is familiar with graffiti — paint in public places. But what exactly is the difference between graffiti tagging — which is often cleaned up — versus street art — which is often encouraged by neighborhood organizations? Medill reporter Ellen Kobe asks anti-graffiti activists, […]
Chasing nighttime thunderstorms with NOAA and NASA
By Lizz Giordano The weather research teams waited anxiously for the nighttime storms to appear over the Great Plains. Scientists know very little about how the storms form but they do know how the rainfall from these storms sustains lives, property, agriculture and water resources. So the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA and […]