
No Fans, No Problem: Wrigleyville Sports remains open during pandemic
By Madison Williams Medill Reports Wrigleyville is normally filled with Cubs fans from April to September. During this time, the Cubs shops nearby have hundreds

A new glacial chronology lays the groundwork for understanding how modern ice sheets respond to climate change
By Grace Rodgers Medill Reports Researchers have long tracked the timing and retreat patterns of the North American Laurentide ice sheet, the greatest ice sheet

Northwestern’s ISEN integrates multidisciplinary lab space for sustainability solutions
By Emily Little Medill Reports Finding solutions to climate science takes multi-faceted collaboration from physicists, chemists, earth scientists and engineers in several different fields. The

LGBTQ-affirming churches across different Christian denominations work to be more public and explicit
By Sian Shin Medill Reports Two years ago, Alan Senneker joined St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, which marked his first experience being a member of a

Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods have struggled against big industry for decades
By Natalie Eilbert Medill Reports Lead and other heavy metals have laced everyday life in Pilsen and Little Village since the Industrial Revolution. Whether detected

Chicago custom upholsterer serves local businesses
By David Korzeniowski Medill Reports Chicago custom upholster Dane Utech has been perfecting his craft for years. Operating out of his studio in the Near

Chicago penguin pair tours local attractions
By Thomas Smith Medill Reports Most couples were hunkering down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but Izzy and Darwin spent the lockdown visiting some of Chicago’s

Humanity Relief delivers care packages to the homeless to combat Chicago’s winter
By Hazel Tang Medill Reports Humanity Relief, a local non-profit community support group, delivered care packages to the homeless people in Chicago to help them

Organism remains help scientists understand climate
By Thomas Smith Medill Reports Scientists are making discoveries about the Earth’s climate by studying single-celled protists that lived hundreds of thousands of years ago.

New legislation addresses long-standing Black maternal health crisis in America
By Shivani Majmudar Medill Reports Amid a global pandemic and a year of social unrest, a long-standing public health crisis was highlighted: racial disparities in

Community activists to prevent Mercy Hospital closing
By Kelly Milan Medill Reports Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., and community activists held a press conference outside Mercy Hospital in Bronzeville on Tuesday 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