
Lakeview garden center remains optimistic about summer business despite stay-at-home order
By Kari McMahon Medill Reports When the U.S. economy experienced the Great Recession between 2007 and 2009, Susan Brandstetter and her husband, Russell, felt the

Breaking barriers and binaries
By Rikki Li Medill Reports When Phyllis Liu was asked to share two personal facts during an icebreaker, the 27-year-old activist said: “Hi, I’m Phyllis.

What I’ve Learned: Tricia Heaslip, PA-C at Stroger Hospital
By Ruby Thompson Medill Reports As an early-career physician assistant specializing in infectious disease, Tricia Heaslip, 25, has spent the last six weeks treating COVID-19

Amid skyrocketing unemployment, medical students report to frontline
By Jenny Ly Medill Reports More figures released from the Labor Department last Thursday shows the country still heading toward alarming economic conditions, as the

Chicago heads to local essential business BottlesUp! for a safe and friendly wine fix
By Ruiqi Chen Medill Reports Ella Raymont’s first wine pickup of the pandemic involved leaving an envelope containing $100 in cash on a table in

National Nurses Week 2020: Leaders on the front lines of COVID-19
By Bre’onna Richardson Medill Reports National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6 to May 12, but this year is different amid the coronavirus

Stimulus recipients consider spending or saving their checks
By Ruiqi Chen Medill Reports As stimulus checks hit bank accounts around the country, some financially secure recipients want to use their portion to support

Weathering the storm: Live streaming with no events
By Yousef Nasser Medill Reports When former Washington Post high school sports writer B.J. Koubaroulis realized that media consumption habits were changing, he decided to

TikTok Tawa: How a Stanford baseball player has gone viral amid COVID-19
By Dave Peck Medill Reports If you asked Stanford’s Tim Tawa, he’d tell you the key to TikTok is combining what you know with what

It’s common to become allergic to a food item as an adult
By Anne Snabes Medill Reports Nearly 11% of adults in the U.S. are allergic to at least one type of food, according to Northwestern University

A look at the NFL’s virtual offseason
By Evan Brooks Medill Reports While COVID-19 continues to affect the sports world, the NFL is moving forward with a virtual offseason. The organization is

Naples faces challenges with re-opening beach
By Samone Blair Medill Reports The City of Naples re-opened its beach for the second time Wednesday after an emergency closure due to large crowds