‘No matter who wins’: South Carolina mayor calls for moderation, unity in primary
By Anne Snabes and Maura Turcotte Medill Reports Billy Keyserling, the mayor of Beaufort, South Carolina, governs over a small coastal city reflective of much of the state — largely Republican with some moderate Democrats. Following Pete Buttigieg’s narrow win of more delegates in Iowa and Sen. Bernie Sanders’ victory in New Hampshire, the pressure […]
Film criticism in 2020: A sit-down with Chicago’s star critic Brian Tallerico
By Nate Schwartz Medill Reports Brian Tallerico serves as the president of the Chicago Film Critics Association and is the managing editor for the film review website RogerEbert.com. He and I chatted at a coffee shop across the street from Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre before he met up with some friends for a night […]
Food, family and the future: A Q&A with Chicago native and Lakers’ G-League standout Talen Horton-Tucker
By Nate Schwartz Medill Reports LOS ANGELES – Talen Horton-Tucker was something of a legend in the Chicago high school basketball world. The Uptown native garnered national accolades throughout his career at Simeon Career Academy High School where he held a 20.5 ppg/8.7rpg/4.8apg stat line his senior year and led his team to a 29-4 […]
Biden flocks to South Carolina after early primary losses
By Shirin Ali Medill Reports As the depth of his fifth-place finish in New Hampshire became clear, Joe Biden arrived in South Carolina on Tuesday night in an effort to salvage his weakening presidential campaign. Introduced by his wife, Jill Biden, and his campaign co-chairman Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), the former vice president enthusiastically greeted […]
Genesis Invitational: Tiger Woods has his eyes set on the title
By Clara Facchetti Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods will never forget it. He was with his father at the historic Riviera Country Club and saw Tom Watson on the eighth hole. “Tom hit his ball to the back of the left pin, hit it left of the green,” Woods said. “I’m basically one […]
City’s new congestion tax puts burden on Uber and Lyft drivers
By Kari McMahon Medill Reports On a recent journey downtown local Uber driver Matt collected a fare of $10 but said he only made $4 from it. The city, which began imposing a new congestion tax a month ago, made $3. Matt, who typically drives eight hours a night, said that working as a ride-hail […]
SC Biden supporters unbothered by disappointing NH 5th place
By Samone Blair and Emine Yücel Medill Reports Despite poor showings in Iowa and New Hampshire, supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden were optimistic the presidential candidate will come out strong in South Carolina. Biden finished fourth place in the Iowa caucus last week and fifth place in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, but […]
Two weeks later, the LA community continues to process Kobe Bryant’s death
By Leah Vann Medill Reports LOS ANGELES – Two weeks ago, Tiger Woods learned of Kobe Bryant’s death from his caddie Joe LaCava as he walked off the 18th green at Torrey Pines. As he tees off for the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club this week, he’s still grappling with the death of a […]
Uber targets profitability by the end of the year
By Kari Mcmahon Medill Reports Uber Technologies Inc., a ride-hailing company, reported a wider quarterly net loss, but its shares still rose as the company said it expected to meet their adjusted profitability target by the end of this year, a year earlier than previously estimated. Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, said on the earnings […]
Six candidates compete in 12th District primary as committee plans appointment
By Joel Jacobs Medill Reports With the March 17 primary fast approaching, six candidates are vying to fill the 12th District House seat held by former State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, the Chicago Democrat recently appointed to fill former Illinois Senate President John Cullerton’s seat. The district consists of parts of Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Near North […]
