It’s common to become allergic to a food item as an adult
By Anne Snabes Medill Reports Nearly 11% of adults in the U.S. are allergic to at least one type of food, according to Northwestern University research published last year. The researchers found that almost half of adults with food allergies acquired at least one allergy during adulthood. Ruchi Gupta, a pediatrician and director of the […]
A look at the NFL’s virtual offseason
By Evan Brooks Medill Reports While COVID-19 continues to affect the sports world, the NFL is moving forward with a virtual offseason. The organization is giving teams a chance to meet and get ready for the season online. Photo at top: New England Patriots #51 Ja’Whaun Bentley celebrates on the field. (Eric Adler/Patriots)
Naples faces challenges with re-opening beach
By Samone Blair Medill Reports The City of Naples re-opened its beach for the second time Wednesday after an emergency closure due to large crowds of beachgoers, many of whom were presumed to be from other areas of Florida. Naples City Council voted Monday to re-open the beach again but with new restrictions aimed to […]
For North Texas, 2019-20 basketball will forever be a lost season
Joshua Skinner Medill Reports They were arguably the best basketball team in North Texas history. After starting the season 2-5, the Mean Green stormed to a 14-4 conference record and the No. 1 overall seed in the Conference USA tournament. At the very least, they were guaranteed a spot in the NIT. At best, they’d […]
The cost of not shopping around
By Kari Mcmahon Medill Reports Alyce Barry, a 68-year-old retiree from Evanston, stopped going to the grocery store in early March. As the coronavirus outbreak started to take hold in the U.S., she looked for alternate options. At first, Barry tried online grocery delivery but faced long wait times. Since her 73-year-old husband has chronic […]
Travelers struggle to get refunds after canceling flights amid coronavirus pandemic
By Henry Ren Medill Reports Genie Schwartz canceled her late April flight from West Haven, Connecticut, to Wilmington, North Carolina, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Connecticut residents to eliminate non-essential travels in late March. She then called American Airlines to refund her $400 airfare, only to be offered a travel voucher […]
COVID-19: Stories From Across America
By Evan Brooks Medill Reports In this May 3-10 special report, COVID-19: Stories from across America, Medill Reports looks at how the global pandemic is affecting businesses, graduates, festivals, and students in the United States. We take you on a journey across the country from Maryland to Arizona as we examine the world and how […]
What I’ve learned: Nina Manavello
By Nicole Girten Medill Reports Nina Manavello, 35, is a Miami based jewelry designer and runner-up on the 2011 “Project Runway” spin-off “Project Accessory,” who recently rediscovered her craft and became a new mom in the last year. When I first started making jewelry — like, let’s be honest — I drove a hand-me-down car […]
Running with the Windy City Bulls
By Yousef Nasser Medill Reports The NBA G League provides opportunities for basketball players to realize their dreams of making it to the NBA. In this episode of Medill Newsmakers, Yousef Nasser gives viewers an inside look at life in the NBA G League through the lens of the Chicago Bulls’ G League team, the […]
High school seniors ‘devastated’ with graduation cancellation
By Jenny Ly Medill Reports For seniors Brina Taylor and Brejona Hutchinson, June 10, 2020 was marked in their calendars as one of the best days of their lives. The two students at George Westinghouse College Prep, located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, were devastated to learn that […]