Editor’s note: The following six stories were written by College News Workshops students at Columbia…
Category: Community
Chicagoland
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West Loop expansion set to welcome new Fulton Market Metra stop
Young and lively people hop in and out of bars and cars all weekend long…
Chicagoland
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Lessons from pandemic help neighborhood move forward
As the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, community leaders in Belmont-Cragin are focused…
How Coffee and hip-hop are bringing free therapy to Chicago
Coffee, Hip-Hop and Mental Health is using new methods to provide and allow a judgment-free…
Chicagoans react to new Logan Square bike lanes
Logan Square residents are divided on whether or not the bike lane on a busyintersection…
Chicagoland
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Joliet’s Daybreak Angels’ mission to end hunger
Eliza Olson, the manager of the Daybreak shelter kitchen in Joliet, has made it her…
Arts and Culture
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Syrian Community Network provides support for refugee children
When Amanda James first visited the home of the 10-year-old girl she had been tutoring,…
Arts & Culture
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Museum Goers Weigh in on Docent Diversity
It all began with an email. In early September, 82 volunteers for the Art Institute of Chicago received notice that their…