
Q&A: Center on Halsted’s new security firm sits down with Medill Reports
By Adam Rhodes Medill Reports Center on Halsted, an LGBT community center in Boystown, chose a new security firm in late January in response to

Tommy John surgery evolution and an alternative to being cut
By Zoe Collins Rath Medill Explores Tommy John of the Los Angeles Dodgers took to the mound in 1977 like he did hundreds of times

Try a new yoga partner — Get healthy and happy with goats!
By Annie Krall Medill Reports Yoga has offered a sanctuary of serenity for thousands of years. A recent study found that even normally giddy preschoolers

Intermittent fasting: A path to changing life and fighting cancer
By Annie Krall Medill Reports Growling. Roaring. Grumbling. Something not quite in the distance draws even closer. In the pit of your stomach you feel

Amid Trump’s travel ban, fencers keep their weapons raised
By Emine Yücel Medill Reports Kamali Thompson, a Team USA saber fencer training for the 2020 Olympics, woke up Thursday morning to 30 missed messages.

Preservation Chicago reveals 2020 list of the city’s most endangered buildings
By Michaela Schirra Medill Reports The recent release of the seven most endangered buildings in Chicago added to looming preservationist fears about the city’s architectural

Obama’s ‘Great Lakes Czar’ runs for reelection at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
By Nicole Girten Medill Reports Commissioner Cameron Davis, former President Obama’s point person on the Great Lakes, is running to retain his seat at the

At 29, Kina Collins is the youngest black woman to run for Congress in Illinois
By Brandon Raphael Dupre Medill Reports Kina Collins wears a black shirt with white block letters spelling out the names of the four congresswomen known

Via no longer sees Uber and Lyft as direct competitors: Its operations chief discusses strategy and the future of transportation
By Kari McMahon Medill Reports Via, Chicago’s third largest ride-hailing service behind Uber and Lyft, expanded its reach in the city in August 2019 with

Protestors demand new trial for inmate who alleged torture
By Samone Blair Medill Reports Protestors gathered at Daley Plaza Feb. 25 to call for the release of Gerald Reed, an inmate who was allegedly

Virginia Rounds wants to save America’s manufacturing industry with apprenticeships
By Amy Sokolow Medill Reports Last month, 12,000 Americans who work in manufacturing lost their jobs. But Virginia Rounds, 44, has a plan to get

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, empty store shelves are showing people’s concerns
By Wanying Zhao Medill Reports Michelle Kwong stocked up more than usual during her regular grocery shopping trip for her family of four at the