Chicago housing activists help tenants prepare for winter amid the pandemic
By Courtney Kueppers Medill Reports Yvonne Williams went to Hyde Park for a Saturday afternoon lunch, but she left with much more. The 48-year-old mother
Meet the climate activists across Chicago holding harmful companies accountable
By Natalie Eilbert Medill Reports In South Deering on Chicago’s South Side, the foul odors emanating from nearby facilities are so pungent that people waiting
Lawmakers rethink the ADU ordinance as advocates cast doubts on its ability to generate affordable housing
By Yilun Cheng Medill Reports Proponents of Chicago’s proposed accessory dwelling units (ADU) ordinance –– highly anticipated legislation introduced earlier this year to reverse the
Chilean desert communities fight corporations for water mined for lithium
By Caroline Catherman Medill Reports Chile’s seemingly barren Salar de Atacama hides a thriving ecosystem in shallow salt lakes that teem with microorganisms, green grasses,
Englewood’s GoodKids MadCity ‘Love March’ takes to the streets to spread message of love and hope
By Allison Schatz Medill Reports A crowd of close to 100 community activists and residents marched down Ashland near 67th Street, while cars honked in
Trump-touted antibody cocktail holds therapeutic promise for COVID-19 patients, as clinical trials continue
By Natalie Eilbert Medill Reports When President Donald Trump stood before Americans and called his bout with COVID-19 this fall a “blessing in disguise,” he
Resilient Hockettes bounce back during COVID-19
by Emily Little Medill Reports Synchronized skating is all about adjustments. It’s making tiny changes in response to the rhythm of other skaters so that
Even most scientists don’t know that this famous climate theory is flawed, researchers say
By Caroline Catherman Medill Reports New research has found a big flaw in one of the most widely accepted theories about earth’s climate, Milutin Milankovitch’s
Climate change continues as a global crisis amid COVID-19—and it’s the greater threat
By Shivani Majmudar Medill Reports COVID-19 swept the world, with little regard for anyone who stood in its path. Within weeks, the virus killed thousands,
B.C. educators expand on what it means to have SOGI-inclusive schools
By Sian Shin Medill Reports Four years after the ARC Foundation launched the SOGI 1 2 3 program in British Columbia to make schools more
A Chicago-based exhibition emphasizes the need for local climate change solutions
By Natalie Eilbert Medill Reports For her newest installation, collagist N. Masani Landfair sought to recreate the black mold that festered in her South Side
Rare-earth metal reveals ancient ocean currents linked to climate triggers
By Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Despite the sci-fi name of this rare-earth element, neodymium is actually pretty common. The silvery metal is used in everything