George Washington High School rallies against their new toxic neighbors
By Natalie Eilbert and Emily Little Medill Reports When yet one more industrial facility planned to move operations to the Southeast Side, they likely didn’t
Rewinding to Election Day at eleven Chicago polling sites
By Caroline Catherman & Grace Rodgers Medill Reports Illinois voted blue this year, just as it has every other year since 1992. The 2020 presidential
Chicago’s shuttered storefronts left in limbo as Trump refuses to concede election
By Grace Rodgers & Marisa Sloan Medill Reports After nearly a week of counting ballots, Joe Biden was declared president-elect early Saturday morning. Many storefronts
Media company provides essentials for business during pandemic
By Bennett Baker Medill Reports Since 2006, Terraboost Media has been combining wellness and marketing by pairing sanitizing gel and wipe stations with advertisements in
Cook County ecologist protects natural areas for every generation
By Carlyn Kranking Medill Reports Kristin Pink remembers coming to Spears Woods as a child, walking the paths with her sled in the winter. She
Ready for 100 Coordinator calls for equitable energy transition in Chicago
By Emily Little Medill Reports Clean energy is no small feat for a city like Chicago. It’s not enough to move homes and businesses to
Dr. Richard Novak: The man behind UIC’s COVID-19 vaccine Phase III clinical trial
By Shivani Majmudar Medill Reports As COVID-19 unraveled the world, many scientists and leaders struggled to find direction amid unprecedented uncertainty. For Dr. Richard Novak,
The race for COVID-19 vaccines: A deep dive into Moderna’s frontrunner candidate
By Shivani Majmudar Medill Reports COVID-19’s sudden emergence as a catastrophic global pandemic, and the absence of medical treatment, left scientists grasping for any means
Election Day in Oak Park: Spending referendum is haunted by ghost of past pool fiasco
By Helen Quinn Pasin Medill Reports On election day Nov. 3, 2020, Oak Parkers had to decide how to vote on the local referendum: “Shall
Chicago Election Commissioners support bilingual voters, but still fall short of community needs
By Kelly Heinzerling Medill Reports When Sarah Cartagena went to Humboldt Park to vote with her predominantly Spanish-speaking mother, she was surprised to find that,
Elena Grossman helps local health departments connect climate change dots in Illinois
By Natalie Eilbert Medill Reports In August, the heavy downpours filled houses with four feet of river water, though this happens every summer now in
With 62 judges on the ballot, what’s a voter to do? ‘Toss Toomin’ campaign was latest effort to engage voters on judicial races
By Courtney Kueppers Medill Reports By shortly after 10 a.m. on Election Day, Dan Schneider was beginning to feel like a broken record. “I’ve been