VIDEO: Maggie Daley Park’s Rock Climbing Walls Open
By Evan Garcia The Malkin-Sacks Rock Climbing Walls at Maggie Daley Park opened somewhat anticlimactically on Tuesday. For most of the afternoon, park employees outnumbered climbers.
VIDEO: Thousands turn out for ‘Chiraq’ casting call
By Aisha I. Jefferson More than 3,500 people started arriving as early as 4:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Sabina Church in the Auburn Gresham community for a chance at fame as an extra in Spike Lee’s new film “Chiraq.”
VIDEO: Evanston farmers market celebrates 40 years of community
By Sara Shouhayib Farm Manager Philip Guida at Lake Breeze Organics farm in Benton Harbor, Michigan, unloaded Italian spinach, lettuce heads and purple passion asparagus at the Evanston Farmer’s Market Saturday. It was opening day for the season. Guida said the Evanston market is worth the drive because of the customers.
Report ranks Chicago the nation’s 6th ‘sneeziest and wheeziest’ city
By Jia You As Chicagoans brace themselves for another peak asthma and allergy season, a national report ranks the Windy City among America’s top 10 “sneeziest and wheeziest” cities. And the report, released Wednesday, blames climate change for making things worse.
VIDEO: Beekeeping on the West Side
By Evan Garcia Individuals out of prison often face obstacles in finding work and acclimating to civilian life. The North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN) uses beekeeping to transition formerly incarcerated men into the workforce. The nonprofit operates a subsidiary called Sweet Beginnings, which harvests from several Chicago area apiaries to make and sell raw honey […]
VIDEO: The future of comics in education
By John Rosin and Lukas J. Voss Comics have become more popular than ever. With “The Avengers 2 — Age of Ultron,” to release in theaters on May 1, the trend doesn’t seem about to stop any time soon. The business has evolved into a multibillion-dollar venture and heroes such as Captain America, Hawkeye or […]
VIDEO: Slow Roll Chicago promotes community, benefits of cycling
By Anne Arntson Oboi Reed loves bikes. For those who don’t think cycling is cool, he has two words: “Experience it.” Reed grew up in Chatham on the South Side, and a bike was how he got around. In middle school, cycling wasn’t cool anymore, so he stopped. But 10 years ago, he used the […]
City Council approves reparations for living Burge torture victims
By Bethel Habte Medill News Service He’ll tell you about his sweet tooth. He’ll tell you about the black dachshund named Tiny he’s adopted. And if you ask, Darrell Cannon will tell you about the time he was tortured by Chicago police officers. In 1983, Cannon was a suspect in a murder case. After his […]
Under One Roof: A new approach to health care in Nicaragua
By Sarah Kramer On a hill overlooking a steep mountain valley dappled with tropical greens and dry scrub brush, wire fences and a small dirt footpath lead to the main road and the town center of Boaco. Above all this sits the home of Milagro Solano Lira, 29, and her 4-year-old daughter, Yosmiling. She is […]
PTSD risk from intensive care rivals levels found post-combat
By Christina Bucciere At just 37 years old, David Jones keeps an advanced healthcare directive in his briefcase at all times. Should he be admitted to the intensive care unit, or ICU, again the Chicago legal executive wants to make sure his life support choices are known. After surviving a near-fatal case of pancreatitis and […]