A tale of two cities: How Beaufort, SC, and Evanston, IL, are meeting the threats of climate change
By Anne Snabes Medill Reports Laura Norris’ local beach in Evanston is shrinking. On leap day, the winter-scrubbed sand stood only a few feet wide
Guided through stress: Chicago intervention program mentors youth past poverty-related trauma
By Zack Fishman Medill Reports On a sunny afternoon in early March, two graduate students, Elizabeth Sargent and Diana Chaidez, supervise an after-school program for
‘Run as long as you can until you can’t’: The motivation behind ultrarunning
By Caroline Kurdej Medill Reports Ultrarunner Andrea Kooiman was never a superstar cross-country runner in high school. “I really only joined because there was a
Coffee shop does the unthinkable during stay-at-home order
By Jenny Ly Medill Reports The COVID-19 era has called for a new shift in the way Americans conduct business and socialize. Executive orders sweeping
Wrigleyville pizzeria starts campaign to help feed healthcare workers
By Michael Thomas Medill Reports Owner of Wrigleyville’s Big G’s Pizzeria, Jaimie Gamez, wanted to find a way to keep his doors open while giving
Many Texas businesses will remain closed despite expiration of stay-at-home order
By Joshua Skinner Medill Reports With Texas’ stay-at-home order set to expire at the end of April, many businesses are preparing to operate in a
Virginia teacher creates PPE using 3D printers
By Yousef Nasser Medill Reports With Virginia public schools closed down for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year due to COVID-19, learn how Carlos
Local fitness trainer goes virtual amid COVID-19 orders
By Dave Peck Medill Reports The first year of a new business can be stressful. The first year of a new business during a pandemic?
Leading the troops: Jahmir Young’s brilliant season ends due to COVID-19
By Evan Brooks Medill Reports Charlotte 49ers All-American point guard Jahmir Young was gearing up for the conference tournament in Frisco Texas with a chance
In BUILD, Chicago youth find an alternative to gang violence
By Shreya Bansal Medill Reports CHICAGO — It’s the day before Thanksgiving and a group of young and old men have come out to play
Into the lives of Chicago’s modern magicians
By Mackenzie Evenson Medill Reports During the pandemic, magician Jeanette Andrews is casting a few spells through a toll-free, magic telephone line. Shelter-in-place callers hear
Patrick Brower builds a community around comics
By Alyk Russell Kenlan Medill Reports Two sleeves of superhero tattoos make Patrick Brower, 51, look like a comic book. Twelve years ago, he and