“More than coaches” – A Chicago West Side high school is turning players into men
By Chris Cadeau Medill Reports He knows violent gangs offer his West Side players a pass as they trek through bullet-riddled cityscape hauling their football pads to and from practice, while they dream of a life outside of Chicago. D’Angelo Dereef and his coaching staff at Al Raby high school on the city’s West Side […]
Youth-led Chicago women’s rally gathers a warm reception despite snow and frigid cold
By Ariana Puzzo Medill Reports More than 1,100 Facebook users responded to Jazmine Cruz’s call to march for gender equality Saturday despite the absence of a Women’s March in Chicago this year. Some 300 people showed up for the rally that also focused on human rights, health care, social justice, and empowering women and girls. […]
Chicago mental health task force will address voids in public services
By Carly Graf Medill Reports A City Council committee took the first step Wednesday to address the gaping holes in mental health services for residents in minority neighborhoods. Calling the 2012 closing of six public mental health clinics a mistake, the City Council Health and Environmental Protection Committee voted to create the Public Mental Health […]
Lake View seniors deliver nail-biting victory over Von Steuben
By John Alfes Medill Reports Seniors David Thomas, Coby San Juan and Tyrek Warren all racked up double-digit points on Wednesday, propelling the Lake View High School men’s basketball team to a 48-47 win in a tightly contested clash against the Von Steuben Panthers. The experienced trio combined forces to score 40 points, including a […]
Annual anti-abortion rally “dignifies life” – Abortion-rights advocates protest
By Ariana Puzzo Medill Reports Anti-abortion advocates pushed for the overturn of Roe v. Wade during a rally at the Chicago Federal Center Plaza on Sunday to say human life should be protected from conception. Abortion-rights advocates marched in protest across the street to defend the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling. The event took place […]
Evanston Adopts Climate Action and Resiliency Plan
Aaron Dorman Medill Reports Evanston became the first Chicago-area city in almost a decade to adopt a formal climate action plan with an effective transition to renewable energy and resiliency to climate change. The Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, approved unanimously by the City Council last week, calls for the city to meet 100 percent […]
Putting the “giving” back in Thanksgiving
By Karyn Simpson Medill Reports The In Her Shoes Foundation put the “giving” back in Thanksgiving this year. The organization, accompanied by more than 70 volunteers, spent Thanksgiving Day at Grasmere Residential Home, a specialized mental health rehabilitation facility. There, the volunteers helped serve Thanksgiving lunch to the residents, played board games and made gratitude […]
Keeping warm: Where do the homeless go when it gets cold?
By Mary Hall Medill Reports On a late summer day that just hints at the coming fall, Kelly, 38, greets me with a smile as bright as the colorful, striped blanket she often has draped over her while she busks for money just outside a busy downtown train stop. She’s been living on Chicago’s streets […]
Munster athlete becomes Under Armour First Team All-American
By Kristen Keller Medill Reports From a young age, 17-year-old Madison Horin wanted to be a basketball player like her mother. Little did she know that she’d become one of the best in the country as she wracks up assists and blocks in another sport. The 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Munster, Indiana, is set to […]
Coats and booties protect dogs from winter’s sting
By Stephanie Fox Medill Reports [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSvt1qbYKIU3BsHzUHhLF57Mb40zXLdzAyfdBVtGOBZDcQod5Yn2-ThqATBUOrWMGCtOhol-l012MH6/embed” query=”start=false&loop=true&delayms=5000″ width=”500″ height=”280″ /] Slideshow: Chicago dogs sport their winter clothes. (Stephanie Fox) There’s nothing more adorable than a dog dressed up for winter. Even before the first big snowfall of the year, social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook are plastered in photos of French […]
