Rent control campaign builds momentum in Rogers Park
By Becky Dernbach Medill Reports Sandra imagined getting older as a peaceful time to retire and travel. She didn’t expect to be fighting to stay in her Rogers Park apartment as the rising rent takes up more and more of her fixed income on Social Security every year. “I didn’t see my old age like […]
Spraying herbicides to control invasive plants has little impact on rodents
By Stephanie Fox Medill Reports This article first appeared in Empower magazine online. [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRfbh8k2iPP_eSCRlDEj_CNjulfsKmcZFZfR1K3_UqJJz52Jj6RZQU0xhBe8Ybtget6k6jcxgcMgcfS/embed” query=”start=true&loop=true&delayms=10000″ width=”810″ height=”280″ /] Photos and videos in slideshow: (Stephanie Fox unless noted) Under the overcast sky, wrapped in clothes not nearly warm enough for the misting, cold weather, graduate biology student Nick Steijn and his group of volunteers […]
Green Bay, Northern Kentucky advance to the Horizon League finals
By Kristen Keller Medill Reports After two semi-final matches Saturday, the championship match for the Horizon League women’s volleyball championship has been decided. The University of Wisconsin at Green Bay and Northern Kentucky will face off Sunday at 2 p.m. to decide who wins the conference and gets the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. […]
Department of Health and Human Services revs up physical activity guidelines for Americans
By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports Get your toddlers moving with active play. That’s the key change of new physical activity guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HHS released the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions meeting in Chicago on Monday. The […]
Schneider wins third term in Illinois’ 10th District
By Alexis Shanes Medill Reports U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider clinched reelection in the north suburban 10th District Tuesday, bringing a tame campaign to an unsurprising close amid a contentious national midterm season. The Associated Press called the race for Schneider just before 8:30 p.m. The Deerfield Democrat defeated Republican candidate Douglas Bennett handily, using his […]
2016 election kicks off 100 Days news outlet to give Appalachia a voice beyond stereotypes and ‘Trump Country’
By Xiaoyi Liu Medill Reports Morgantown, West Virginia — Followers often think Gina Dahlia, the general manager for 100 Days in Appalachia, comes from New York or New Jersey. Dahlia, a lifelong West Virginian, knows the stereotypes. “Because you seem so educated, and well-spoken, and articulate, you couldn’t possibly be from Appalachia,” she hears people […]
Affordable housing tensions boil over in Logan Square
By Alexis Shanes Medill Reports Ashley Galvan Ramos brought the most impassioned voice to a march by Logan Square residents against housing inequity, the latest in a string of riffs between activists and the city as rents skyrocket in their gentrifying neighborhood. Galvan Ramos, the 20-year-old youth representative for the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, said […]
Spieker leads Loyola-Chicago to 3-0 victory over Southern Illinois
By Kristen Keller Medill Reports Following a long weekend of travel, the Loyola University-Chicago women’s volleyball team returned to Gentile Arena to face Southern Illinois in a Missouri Valley Conference matchup Monday night. Both teams were neck and neck throughout the entire match but, following all three sets, the Ramblers pushed to a 3-0 victory. […]
Forgotten Sanctuaries: Urban Exploring in Chicagoland
By Leta Dickinson Medill Reports As waves of gentrification sweep across Chicago neighborhoods like Pilsen and West Loop, in many other neighborhoods, decrepit structures stand guard against the burgeoning development—long forgotten abandoned buildings. That is, forgotten by most. These vacant factories, cathedrals, warehouses, schools, homes and more become the go-to destinations for the local urban […]
“Native American” costumes harm indigenous communities, activists say
By Katie Rice Medill Reports Lingerie company Yandy made headlines this fall for releasing, and later pulling, a sexy “Handmaid’s Tale”-inspired costume from its online store. But the company sends a different message with its continued defense of its “Sexy Native American” line, activists say. Activists took to Twitter with the hashtag #CancelYandy to decry […]
