Chicago high schools need more women to coach boys’ teams
By Clara Facchetti Medill Reports When Emma Manning started coaching boys’ track and field at Lake View High School, she encountered a lot of resistance
Boys’ wrestling only woman coach in Chicago high schools on her wins and challenges
By Clara Facchetti Medill Reports Angela Kus started her coaching career in Chicago sixteen years ago. Kus, who is an English teacher, had always been
Illinois models boys’ and men’s volleyball growth at all levels
By Leah Vann Medill Reports Christine Giunta’s deep, sharp voice swells in the Glenbard West High School gym, permeating the air with commands to the
Tomorrow’s fossils will represent fewer species, more humans
By Zack Fishman Medill Reports The piping plover, an endangered shore bird that spends summers on the Great Lakes and the Atlantic coast, is recovering
We Love Chinatown Campaign events halted indefinitely as confirmed COVID-19 cases increase
By Anika Exum Medill Reports On Sunday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker mandated a moratorium on dining in at all restaurants and bars across Illinois. He also
Smack Dab Chicago works to keep serving community and staff amid COVID-19
By Anika Exum Medill Reports Smack Dab Chicago, a restaurant nestled “smack dab” in Rogers Park, offers a menu full of delectable items and lots
Caribbean-poet Christian Campbell addresses climate change, colonialism through his art
By Seb Peltekian Medill Reports “My friend from Guyana was asked in Philadelphia if she was from ‘Iguana.’” Caribbean poet Christian Campbell read the lines
Bernie’s grassroots movement hopes for a comeback in Tuesday’s Illinois primary
By Alison Saldanha Medill Reports On a warm spring Saturday in Grant Park, where Barack Obama held his victory rally in 2008, voters waving blue
Sanders supporters at rally unsure whether they would vote for Biden
By Samone Blair Medill Reports Supporters for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid who attended his Grant Park rally disagreed about whether they would vote for
Illinois political polls, explained
By Samone Blair Medill Reports Three weeks ago, former Vice President Joe Biden was polling at 20% support amongst Illinois democrats according to Victory Research.
Mennonite and Amish farmers struggle with increasing rain in Illinois
By Anne Snabes Medill Reports ARTHUR, Ill. — Mennonite farmer Willis Kuhns said 2019 was “as frustrating as it gets.” He started planting corn on
Boystown business group to tap security firm tied to cop with racist past
By Adam Rhodes Medill Reports The Northalsted Business Alliance (NHBA), a business group in the North Side queer enclave of Boystown, plans to tap Walsh