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
Former Cabrini-Green residents report painful discrimination in redeveloped mixed-income housing
By Yilun Cheng Medill Reports It seemed like just another winter day in 2008 when Keith Rodgers came out of his home on North Halsted
Vancouver artists share their stories of being queer and Asian
By Sian Shin Medill Reports While Vancouver is home to the largest LGBTQ+ population in Western Canada and has a significant presence of Asian
Biologist Philip Willink keeps tabs on Illinois endangered species
by Emily Little Medill Reports Conservation policy doesn’t just happen overnight. Fish biologist Philip Willink is proof of that. His months of field research, reports
Chemist’s childhood love of nature sparks her search for medicinal plants
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Dr. Nadja Cech is used to getting her hands dirty. “Gardening has always been really important to me, but especially
Neighbor Loaves program protects every stage of grain production amid pandemic
By Carlyn Kranking Medill Reports On March 16, Hewn bakery in Evanston had 65 wholesale customers. The next day, it had only four. As the
Melting glaciers on Mount Everest could threaten freshwater for millions and world economies
By Shivani Majmudar Medill Reports Amid this year’s global pandemic, the world is also fighting more frequent and severe hurricanes, larger wildfires and prolonged heat
Evanston Mayor sends letter to NU president in response to Saturday student protest
By Bennett Baker Medill Reports Evanston Mayor Stephen Hagerty penned an open letter Sunday to Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro in response to student protests
A presidential election and a new Supreme Court justice: What’s at stake for reproductive health
By Shivani Majmudar Medill Reports After last week’s confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the nation’s highest court, reproductive health advocates across the country say