Pandemic amplifies mental health struggles in already vulnerable young athletes
By Dan Moberger Medill Reports At 5:30 p.m. on a muggy Tuesday in mid-July, parents dropped off their teenage daughters at Fleet Fields, a parking
Group feeds Chicago’s neighborhoods one fridge at a time
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Hidden in the alley behind a used bookstore in Humboldt Park is a fully stocked refrigerator. Giant fruit and vegetables
Gabe Hudson: What I’ve learned
By Hannah Farrow Medill Reports Award-winning fiction writer Gabe Hudson, 48, on his creative process, authoring three books, and his dog I was very cognizant of
‘The Invisible Cut’: A look into racism in fencing
By Leah Vann & Emine Yücel Medill Reports This summer, Boris Vaksman, a prominent fencing coach for St. John’s University and New York’s Fencers Club,
Sí, Yo Soy Afro: What it’s like to be Black in Argentina
By Sidnee King & Beth Stewart Medill Reports BUENOS AIRES — The myth that there are no Black people in Argentina is pervasive. Walking the
Failing healthcare on the island of Vieques
By Arnab Mondal Medill Reports Thousands of concrete blocks are lined up, side by side, on the edges of Luis Muñoz Rivera Plaza in Vieques,
“Trauma on trauma”: A pandemic and back-to-back natural disasters leave Puerto Ricans devastated
By Shreya Bansal Medill Reports Starting in late December, a series of earthquakes devastated southern Puerto Rico, forcing thousands to take shelter on the streets,
What I’ve learned: Sarah Hay
By Olivia Lee Medill Reports At 32 years old, Sarah Hay has become an accomplished ballerina and actress. As a child, she danced at the
Q&A: “Stop listening to haters,” says the youngest Muslim to be elected
By Arnab Mondal Medill Reports Bushra Amiwala, the daughter of two Pakistani immigrants, became the youngest Muslim elected official in the country at the age
Kitchens are cooking up a recipe for mental illness
By Olivia Lee Medill Reports It’s Saturday evening, and the tables are set. Servers are dressed in their finest suits. Chef Ryan McCaskey, owner of
Muslims in Chicago say that Trump’s statements have painted a target on their backs
By Arnab Mondal Medill Reports As Dilara Sayeed, a 51-year old Muslim in Chicago, entered an office building for a meeting, she had an experience
No more undercover food critics
By Olivia Lee Medill Reports It’s 2006 and Jeff Ruby, food critic for Chicago magazine, is being interviewed by the History Channel. In attempts to