WATCH: Backstage Chicago, Episode 1: Under-the-radar artists to check out before heading to Lollapalooza
By Abby Feldman and Reilly Cook Medill Reports This week on “Backstage Chicago,’”Abby dives into four under-the-radar artists you will want to check out at Lollapalooza, and Reilly gives us a glimpse of what entertainment events to catch this coming week in Chicago. “Backstage Chicago” is your all-access pass to the city’s hottest summer events. […]
WATCH: Off the Clock — Episode 3
By Alexia Kadota-Browner, Catie Lacovara, Simone Roberts and Amanda Pirkowski Medill Reports This week on “Off The Clock”: Our team covers Chicago’s professional ultimate frisbee team, soars through the sky at aerial acrobatics and taste tests some healthy ice cream options. “Off the Clock” is a half-hour news show covering sports and wellness events around […]
Q&A: Post Bashar al-Assad regime collapse, Syrian journalist reflects on country’s news industry over last decade
By Jenna Mayzouni Medill Reports Bashar al-Assad’s reign over Syria ended on Dec. 8, when opposition forces took the city of Damascus. The Assad government committed numerous human rights violations, including the kidnapping, jailing, torture and murder of civilians, according to Amnesty International. Following the Syrian revolution and civil war, the Syrian Network for Human Rights […]
WATCH: Off the Clock — Episode 2
By Alexia Kadota-Browner, Catie Lacovara, Amanda Pirkowski and Simone Roberts Medill Reports This week on “Off The Clock”: Our team covers Premier Lacrosse, learns how to develop simple healthy habits from a nutritionist and meets three former college athletes giving back by coaching the games they love. “Off the Clock” is a half-hour news […]
From first employee to owner: AU Sports Memorabilia’s Scott Beatty is still betting on the business of the hobby
By Bianca Javate Medill Reports Scott Beatty was 17 years old when he first stepped foot in AU Sports Memorabilia, Chicagoland’s oldest purveyor of sports collectibles. He worked part-time at the store alongside the owner’s sons, Bruce and Steve, with whom he was childhood friends. “I was their first employee,” Beatty said. “I worked a […]
WATCH: Off the Clock — Episode 1
By Alexia Kadota-Browner, Catie Lacovara, Amanda Pirkowski and Simone Roberts Medill Reports This week on “Off The Clock”: Our team covers every facet of the NASCAR street race, a free workout at one of Chicago’s iconic landmarks and an organization helping college athletes after their athletic careers are over. “Off the Clock” is a half-hour […]
From heat waves to harvests: How Vienna’s winemakers grapple with climate change
By Zhiyu Solstice Luo Medill Reports VIENNA — Moni Wagner still remembered the snow reaching to her knees in February as a child in Vienna. Now, 61, sipping the wine she made in her own winery-cafe on Beethovengang on a reminiscently snowy day, she explained how the record-breaking summer heat in 2024 had caused irrigation […]
Labubu dolls take over Chicagoland, fuel Pop Mart’s expansion ambitions
By Layna Hong Medill Reports One thing Monica Ruano can’t leave the house without is her Labubu. The fuzzy doll hangs from her bag, with rabbit ears, wide piercing eyes and a smile that stretches across its plastic face and shows off its serrated teeth. “I wear them wherever I go — restaurants, family parties, […]
WATCH: Medill Newsmakers
By Toussaint Fancher, Sarah Barber, Peggy Helman, Alexis Ross, Ty Williamson, Abby Feldman and Catie Lacovara Medill Reports Chicago Newsmakers presents the stories of Chicagoans making a real difference in their community. From West Town to North Lawndale, we traveled all over Chicago to find people making a difference in our communities Transcript: Barber: […]
LISTEN: Activist discusses Northern Ireland experience running for public office
By Tom O’Connor Medill Reports Campaigner, journalist and peace activist Emma DeSouza spoke with Medill Reports in Chicago while touring the U.S. to deliver a series of talks on the importance of civic society and peacebuilding. In this wide-ranging conversation, DeSouza reflects on running for office, balancing journalism with activism and the challenges women face […]