Chicago schools grapple with the results of the 2020 election
By Catherine Henderson Medill Reports From the perspective of a civics classroom in Chicago, the 2020 presidential election changed the game. And students are paying
Trump warns the Green New Deal will ‘take out the cows.’ Here’s the science showing why that’s a myth.
By Grace Rodgers and Carlyn Kranking Medill Reports At the first 2020 Presidential debate, President Donald Trump said that Green New Deal supporters “want to
UIC College of Social Work quashes police abolition discussions as national debate grows
By Michael Murney Medill Reports When Christy Stewart’s client called her in the midst of being assaulted by her boyfriend, she begged Stewart not to
Teachers union and Chicago Public Schools lock horns over COVID-19 reopening plans
By Marie Mendoza and Catherine Henderson Medill Reports As COVID cases continue to rise in Illinois, Chicago Public Schools’ second quarter has started, but school
Patients with chronic diseases struggle to receive care in COVID-19-era China
By Amy Ouyang Medill Reports Wearing two layers of surgical masks and holding a bag full of her medical records for the past six months,
Chicago area erupts into cheers after news breaks for Biden/Harris
By Caroline Catherman, Natalie Eilbert, Carlyn Kranking, Emily Little, Grace Rodgers, and Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Following days of uncertainty, former Vice President Joseph Biden
56-million-year-old algae could shed light on future climate change
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Faced with a challenge as mammoth as climate change, scientists are turning to some very tiny organisms for insight —
In the wake of an undecided election, Chicagoans gather to ‘Defend Every Vote’
By Allison Schatz Medill Reports After a summer of intense clashes between the Chicago Police Department and protesters, the post-election rally and march to “Defend
Youth crisis counselor Melissa Coleman highlights complications COVID-19 has posed to her work
By Allison Schatz Medill Reports Prior to the pandemic, community-based behavioral health screenings were as challenging as they were needed in communities throughout Illinois. For
On Election Day, Chicago’s homeless population grapples with what it means for them to vote
By Hannah Lichtenstein Medill Reports On the day millions headed to the polls to vote for an American president, Mike McCool offered up a very
Entering Chicago’s homeless “underworld” with photographer Lloyd DeGrane
By Caroline Catherman Medill Reports Photographer Lloyd DeGrane’s homeless friends Greg and Stacey know how to create a welcoming living space. One of the newest
Inconclusive DNA results in Chicago female homicides, investigator still certain of serial killer
By Kira Leadholm Medill Reports All 21 DNA samples from a series of female homicides that have occurred in Chicago since 2001 have been analyzed,