Church creates memorial dedicated to victims of COVID-19
By Yuhan Ma Medill Reports As the nation mourns more than 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19, a church is doing its bit to help its community cope with this tragic pandemic. Watch as a memorial is dedicated by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign to each death in Champaign County. Yuhan Ma is a video […]
Asian American communities call for solidarity in combating hate crimes amid pandemic
By Hazel Tang Medill Reports COVID-19 has impacted public health and the economy in the U.S. However, for Asian Americans, the pandemic has also led to a rise in racial discrimination and violence. Here in Chicago’s Chinatown, people are asking for solidarity and inclusion. Hazel Tang is a video journalist at Medill. You can follow […]
US Women’s Soccer continues to fight for equal pay
By Jake Bramande Medill Reports After the United States Women’s national soccer team won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2019, their class-action lawsuit against US Soccer for equal pay became national news. Just a few weeks ago, the women’s team continued their dominance by winning the SheBelieves cup. Their first tournament appearance and victory […]
‘Homeless Not Helpless!’ Chicago Union of the Homeless protest demands housing authority open unites to homeless
By Rodricka Taylor Medill Reports The Chicago Union of the Homeless protested on Feb. 23 in front of the Chicago Housing Authority headquarters on Van Buren Street. Union members are supporters demanding to be recognized as a legitimate representative of the homeless population and called for the housing authority to open up all empty units […]
Snowstorms present new challenges for firefighters
By Brandon Schaff Medill Reports Chicago is no stranger to snowstorms, but this winter brought one of the worst ones in years. Hear from firefighters in Barrington, Illinois as they struggled to get to locations and find fire hydrants buried under the snow. Brandon Schaff is a news and sports reporter at Medill. You can […]
Local metal recycling plant sparks outrage, incites hunger strike
By Cameron Bopp Medill Reports The Southeast Side of Chicago is already the most industrialized area of the city, and with the closing of General Iron’s scrap metal recycling plant in Lincoln Park and the potential opening of a new site in the Southeast Side, several Chicago residents are putting their health at risk to […]
Evanston pushes to contact, vaccinate homeless people for COVID-19
By Liam Bohen-Meissner Medill Reports The city of Evanston refocused its coronavirus vaccination efforts on people living in group settings such as homeless shelters beginning the week of Feb. 22, according to the city ‘s website. After Evanston moved into phase 1b of its vaccination plan in late January, the city prioritized administering doses to […]
Southeast Side activists rally at City Hall urging Lightfoot to deny permit for General Iron
By Leonna McAfee Medill Reports Southeast Side residents on hunger strikes to prevent the move of industrial metal shredder General Iron to move operations from affluent Lincoln Park to the predominantly Black and Latino Southeast Side gathered with area activists and supporters at City Hall for a candlelight vigil Thursday. They called on Mayor Lori […]
Buffalo Grove, Glenbrook South basketball adjust to COVID-19 season
By David Korzeniowski Medill Reports Two local high schools, Buffalo Grove and Glenbrook South, make the most of a shortened 2021 basketball season due to COVID-19. David Korzeniowski is a sports reporter at Medill. You can follow him on Twitter at @d_korz83.
Chicago faces historic snowfall
By Emilie Zuhowski Medill Reports Chicagoans experienced the snowiest three-week stretch in the city since 1979, according to the National Weather Service. Emilie Zuhowski is a video and broadcast reporter at Medill. You can follow her on Twitter at @EmilieZuhowski.