Police or no police: Will Chicago’s new mental health crisis pilot address structural failure?
By Emmanuel Kizito Medill Reports “Suicide by Cop” refers to situations where a person calls an officer or takes an action with the expectation that
Oak Park promises diversity, local groups hold the community accountable
By Helen Quinn Pasin Medill Reports After the 2016 presidential election, concerned citizens of Oak Park and the surrounding areas formed Western Front Indivisible and
Community-based solutions used as Chicago endures two public health crises
By Monique Beals Medill Reports Kirah Moe’s car was shot in front of her South Shore home just a week before she hosted a “peace
Chicago developers remain pessimistic about post-Trump affordable housing policies
By Yilun Cheng Medill Reports President-elect Joe Biden has outlined his plans to advance affordable housing nationwide, but with little progress in the past two
Fair Tax failure: Immigrant leaders break down why and what’s next
By Kelly Heinzerling Medill Reports When Illinoisans went to the polls this year, they were asked to vote on an amendment to the Illinois State
Breaking down climate change cluesfrom ocean floors to measure iceberg melting
By Grace Rodgers Medill Reports Melting freshwater icebergs raise critical questions about ocean circulation. However, to find answers to what’s happening on ocean surfaces, some
Welcoming the stranger: refugees in America
by Caroline Love Medill Reports There are 26 million refugees in the world today, according to the United Nations, but only a fraction of them
Closing the CO2 window: New research is precise about human contributions to climate change
By Thomas Smith Medill Reports While carbon and oxygen are necessary for human life, CO2 is also a thermostat for the planet and carbon dioxide
Chicago urban growers fight for affordable and equitable water access
By Caroline Catherman and Carlyn Kranking Medill Reports Urban farms and community gardens in Chicago produce over 500,000 pounds of crops in a year, according
Amid COVID-19 surge, bus drivers and riders worry mask policy is insufficient
By Kelly Milan Medill Reports The day seemed to fit the odd year — sunny and 75 in November, sweater and shorts, masks and hand
Next generation climate scientists prepare for the future by studying past North Atlantic iceberg melting
By Grace Rodgers Medill Reports In a race against climate change, Yuxin Zhou, 26, is among the next generation of climate scientists studying the Earth’s
Art therapy adapting to COVID-19 and helping those in need
By Alexandra Elena Todd Medill Reports Many art therapists are adapting to the pandemic, approaching depression through art, and helping clients transition to cope with