Asian American communities call for solidarity in combating hate crimes amid pandemic
By Hazel Tang Medill Reports COVID-19 has impacted public health and the economy in the U.S. However, for Asian Americans, the pandemic has also led
US Women’s Soccer continues to fight for equal pay
By Jake Bramande Medill Reports After the United States Women’s national soccer team won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2019, their class-action lawsuit against
‘Homeless Not Helpless!’ Chicago Union of the Homeless protest demands housing authority open unites to homeless
By Rodricka Taylor Medill Reports The Chicago Union of the Homeless protested on Feb. 23 in front of the Chicago Housing Authority headquarters on Van
Snowstorms present new challenges for firefighters
By Brandon Schaff Medill Reports Chicago is no stranger to snowstorms, but this winter brought one of the worst ones in years. Hear from firefighters
Local metal recycling plant sparks outrage, incites hunger strike
By Cameron Bopp Medill Reports The Southeast Side of Chicago is already the most industrialized area of the city, and with the closing of General
Evanston pushes to contact, vaccinate homeless people for COVID-19
By Liam Bohen-Meissner Medill Reports The city of Evanston refocused its coronavirus vaccination efforts on people living in group settings such as homeless shelters beginning
Southeast Side activists rally at City Hall urging Lightfoot to deny permit for General Iron
By Leonna McAfee Medill Reports Southeast Side residents on hunger strikes to prevent the move of industrial metal shredder General Iron to move operations from
Buffalo Grove, Glenbrook South basketball adjust to COVID-19 season
By David Korzeniowski Medill Reports Two local high schools, Buffalo Grove and Glenbrook South, make the most of a shortened 2021 basketball season due to
Community leaders call for steps to end racism targeting Asian Americans
By Ester Wells Medill Reports Some Asian Americans are risking death from COVID-19 rather than turning to medical care where they fear health care professionals
Superconductor experts at Fermilab lead efforts to build revolutionary quantum computers
By Shivani Majmudar and Grace Rodgers Medill Reports The Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory, just west of Chicago, is leading one of five national centers to
African American medical professionals promote vaccines, wellness to combat COVID-19 pandemic
Leonna McAfee Medill Reports Medical professionals in Evanston encourages the Black community and the general public to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated for
Mushrooms’ names can hold the key to life or death — yours
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports When Dr. Attabey Rodríguez Benítez successfully defended her chemical biology dissertation at the University of Michigan, her colleagues surprised her