Amara Enyia looks ahead after mayor’s race
By Dwight A. Weingarten Medill Reports Midway through her run for mayor, Amara Enyia relayed a question that a young girl asked her on the far South Side when she learned Enyia was running for mayor of Chicago. “Wow, how do you do that?” the girl said. “I looked at her and I sort of […]
Local teens and activists join David Hogg in Evanston to call for gun violence prevention
By Nora Mabie Medill Reports Student activist David Hogg, survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting, joined local activists and community members in Evanston Thursday to call for gun violence prevention. They joined him just a year and a week after the attack that left 14 students and three staff members dead.
Ford announces new hybrid police SUV – CPD buying in, Rahm says
By Brady Jones Medill Reports Fighting crime in Chicago will soon be getting a lot greener. The 2019 Chicago Auto Show unveiled sleek new designs, increased towing capacity and even a pizza-baking concept car. And Ford Motor Company’s new hybrid version of its police SUV, called the Police Interceptor Utility, promises to offer an environmentally […]
Despite back-to-back no decisions, NU’s Christie right where he wants to be
By Andre Toran Medill Reports With a full count, a runner on third and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Northwestern University pitcher Hank Christie came to balance, glanced over at the Duke runner and began his delivery to the plate. Spinning off his right hand, Christie’s breaking ball swept across the […]
Ramblers win streak snapped as they fall to Salukis 41-64
By Greg Melo Medill Reports In a battle between two women’s basketball teams vying for better seeding in the middle of the pack for the Missouri Valley Conference, the Loyola Ramblers fell to the Southern Illinois Salukis 41-64 on Friday night at Gentile Arena. Loyola started out strong in the contest as forward Abby O’Connor […]
Majority of Americans now accept climate change, support carbon tax
By Cyan Zhong Medill Reports Remember this tweet from President Donald Trump as the Midwest shivered through record low temperatures? Despite the nation’s chief executive still denying climate change, America’s public sentiment on climate science is shifting to acceptance and a call for action. The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) and […]
Japanese and Illinois companies connect for Industry 4.0
By Jessica Xieyang Qiao Medill Reports Japan, a hotbed of craftsmanship and innovation, is well equipped for the fourth industrial revolution as Japanese manufacturing companies leverage high technology to accelerate the delivery of industrial automation solutions. Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America (PSSNA), a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation, launched in April last year to […]
Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas calls Ja’Mal Green’s bluff: Meets him for Harold’s Chicken
By Andre Earls Medill Reports His father was a past owner of a Kentucky Fried Chicken store in the city, but that didn’t stop Chicago Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas from meeting up with former Chicago mayoral candidate – and newly-minted political moderator – Ja’Mal Green at Harold’s Chicken for a cultural encounter. Green couldn’t believe […]
Social media brings Chicago Native Americans home to their reservations
By Lily Qi Medill Reports Pamala Silas used to hold annual meetings in downtown Chicago with other Menominee tribal members who lived in the area. “I could get a hundred people to come to a meeting two times a year. I gave them a nice dinner, we had a presentation, the tribal leaders would come, […]
Osman’s EuroLeague legacy translating to NBA with All-Star weekend pick
By John Alfes Medill Reports Cleveland Cavaliers forward Cedi Osman is an icon in the EuroLeague, where he played for four years with Anadolu Efes — a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul. He started there at age 18. The experience refined Osman’s game on the court, fostered his relationships off the court and […]
