
Not only the youth: These unexpected voters also want Sanders’ America
By Gurjit Kaur Medill Reports In 2016, Paula and David Grapes voted for Donald Trump. But this year the married couple hope that Senator Bernie

Ernest in our time: The Hemingway Birthplace Museum and the woman aiding its growth
By Hannah Farrow Medill Reports Carla Mayer walks up to the three-story 1890 Victorian home nestled on a quiet, tree-lined street in Oak Park and

Blackness in Puerto Rico
By Grace Asiegbu Medill Reports Driving down the winding roads of Piñones, cars are greeted with green leaves and bold flowers. Between barrios, roads are

South Africa’s Fourth Industrial Revolution limited by lack of computer literacy, access
By Amy Sokolow Medill Reports Thabo Malatji, 29, commutes an hour from Alexandra, a township north of Johannesburg, to Tembisa, another township even farther north,

Then and now: The legacy of Bantu education in South Africa
By Briana Garrett Medill Reports For most of the twentieth century, South Africa functioned under the system of apartheid, a system that segregated South African

Environmental racism and the fight against it
By Briana Garrett Medill Reports Environmental justice and food justice may seem mutually exclusive. But the two go hand in hand. In Cook County, one

Entertainer Cyril Rabbath juggles his priorities
By Amy Sokolow Medill Reports With low-slung string lights, posters of 20th-century French vixens on the exposed brick walls, tiny, expensive drinks with their names

NFL teams are tackling injuries with acupuncture and cupping
By Emine Yücel Medill Reports Ifeadi Odenigbo, a defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings, limps into the treatment room following a Sunday night game against

International Women’s Day conference brings community and knowledge to Chicago’s female founders
By Ruiqi Chen Medill Reports Startup incubator 1871’s International Women’s Day conference started with a call-to-action from CEO Betsy Zeigler. “Fund, found and scale tech

Microbrew with a macro vision: New Haymarket honey ale highlights industry’s need for diversity
By Beth Stewart Medill Reports A love letter to Chicago from two of its native sons — the soon-to-be-released Harold’s ’83 Honey Ale from Haymarket

Brexit spells uncertain future for London’s financial services industry
By Carolina Gonzalez and Jake Holland Medill Reports Well before the word “Brexit” went from idea to reality, some of the world’s biggest banks began

Would you take a job without knowing how much you will make? Uber and Lyft drivers do.
By Kari Mcmahon Medill Reports Ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft provide their customers with an estimated cost of a journey before they order