College stadiums sit empty across the nation
By Kayla McDermott Medill Reports College athletes across the nation are nervous that they may not have a season due to the COVID-19 pandemic similar to the class of 2020. Kayla McDermott is a video/broadcast student at Medill, you can follow her on Twitter @mcdermott_kayla.
As some Chicago Public Schools students return to the classroom for in-person learning, many families continue remote learning
By Diamond Palmer Medill Reports Parents like Cortney Ritsema, a mother of three, have become used to frequent interruptions throughout the day from their kids. For Ritsema, this means frequently shushing her pre-K twins when she’s on the phone. Currently she is a stay-at-home mother, but she was planning to return to the job as […]
How the 19th’s EIC grew a gender-focused newsroom
By Bryce Jones Medill Reports When Andrea Valdez stepped off of the flight that brought her to San Francisco in March 2017, the first thing she noticed was the overcast sky and the chill in the air – after spending most of her life in her native state of Texas, that wasn’t something she was […]
Nearly one year since Illinois locked down, vaccines are a light at the end of the tunnel
By Carlyn Kranking Medill Reports This weekend will mark one year since Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker locked down the state with a stay at home order on March 21, 2020. Now, more than 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the state, inoculating 11.68% of the population, and counting, according to […]
Logan Square resident replaces spray paint with snow to create street art around greater Chicago area
By Zack Shanus Medill Reports Eduardo Vea Keating makes the most of Chicago winters by creating street art from snow. He has been making the ephemeral pieces for over a decade. Zack Shanus is a video/broadcast reporter at Medill.
College gymnast faces reality of program’s final NCAA season
By Connor Groel Medill Reports There had been months of waiting. Over the summer of 2020, members of the University of Minnesota men’s gymnastics team had asked their athletic department repeatedly if there was any chance their program could be cut. They wanted to be prepared for the worst but received no straight answers. Then, […]
New coronavirus variants explained
By Grace Rodgers Medill Reports Virus mutations are a natural occurrence during an epidemic or pandemic. However, some new coronavirus variants have raised concern amongst scientists because of the number and type of mutations they contain, leading to questions on what role these new variants play in the transmissibility of coronavirus. While COVID-19 cases remain […]
We’ve found Atlantis, and it’s dying: Coral bleaching, explained
By Caroline Catherman Medill Reports For years, Atlantis fanatics have zealously searched for a city on the ocean floor. But there’s been a thriving metropolis hiding under the ocean’s currents for millions of years. These constantly expanding reefs have the most biodiversity — the number of living species in one place — of any ecosystem […]
Black and Latino communities in Pilsen are calling for an end to police brutality against their communities
By Diamond Palmer Medill Reports Police use of force against Black and Latino communities in Pilsen has residents in an uproar. Some residents feel Mayor Lori Lightfoot has not delivered the police reform she promised, as demonstrated by police behavior in Pilsen, and community members are determined to hold Lightfoot accountable to stop police brutality. […]
Large-scale equity solutions needed to eliminate root causes of homelessness
By Liam Bohen-Meissner Housing alone is not a solution for eliminating homelessness, emphasized participants in a panel on “Homelessness in America: The Search for Solutions During COVID-19” panel. Panelists called for large-scale efforts tackling root causes of homelessness, such as structural racism and a shortage of affordable housing. Although the panelists said they believe […]