Northwestern alum Sonali Lamba, Kellogg MBA’12, shares how she successfully built a bridal business
By Annie Lin Medill Reports When Sonali Lamba, 36, and Nicole Staple, 35, happened to grab a seat next to each other at orientation for
Star Farm Chicago makes urban agriculture accessible, inclusive and healing
By Briana Garrett Medill Reports Back of the Yards-based urban garden Star Farm Chicago grows produce for the surrounding multicultural community and organizers pride themselves on
City Council debates options for community police oversight
By Beth Stewart Medill Reports The Chicago City Council’s first 2020 Public Safety Committee hearing on community police oversight brought together a panel of experts
Cha-ching for charity: Chicago diva hosts HamBINGO, drag-queen style
By Miyah Keller Medill Reports With shiny heels clicking, the long-legged drag queen struts fashion poses and a dramatic hairdo for Drag Queen Bingo at
Community organizer challenges Lightfoot’s promise that Chicago cannabis industry won’t be an ‘all-white enterprise’
By LaTesha Harris Medill Reports At Chicago’s first-ever cannabis resource fair earlier this month, Mayor Lori Lightfoot was confronted about her promise that the emerging
Chicago high schools make slow progress to address athletes’ mental health
By Clara Facchetti Medill Reports High school athletes tend to face greater pressure than other students, but many schools in Chicago lack services to help
Pete Buttigieg’s attempt to win over South Carolina’s African American Voters may not be enough
By Shirin Ali Medill Reports Coming off a hot streak of wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, Pete Buttigieg’s campaign attempted to push its momentum
Chicago ride-hail and taxi drivers unite over regulation
By Kari McMahon Medill Reports Out-of-state drivers for ride-hail services such as Uber and Lyft could be banned from driving in Chicago if 32nd Ward
‘Both Eagle and Serpent’ mixed media exhibit explores themes of cultural identity
By Seb Peltekian Medill Reports Luis Sahagun’s art exhibit “Both Eagle and Serpent” evokes the Mexican flag, which features an eagle holding a snake in
Chicago ranked most welcoming city to immigrants, despite hurdles
By Seb Peltekian Medill Reports Chicago is the most welcoming city for immigrants in the country, according to the latest Cities Index of the New
Pritzker condemns corruption, celebrates economic gains
By Jackson Elliott Medill Reports Protecting corruption in Illinois government is “no longer acceptable,” Governor J.B. Pritzker said in his 2020 State of the State
High Illinois taxes drive out business
By Jackson Elliott Medill Reports Scott Schnurr wanted to buy a fully equipped 30,100 square-foot building in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, but high property