Content warning: This story contains mentions of racism. In May 2022, Miigis Curley, a senior at Evanston Township High School, started a petition for her school to allow students to wear culturally...

William Peeples spent 13 years on death row before having his sentence commuted in 2003 to life without parole. Since joining the Northwestern Prison Education Program, Peeples has had the chance to study...

Medill Prof. Peter Slevin’s most recent story for The New Yorker was almost a year in the making. His idea for a profile on Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker, titled “The Billionaire Hotel Heir — and...

Content warning: This article has mentions of suicidal ideation.  The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, launched nationally in July 2022...

Last month, Illinois became the first state to pass legislation that entitles the children of influencers to a percentage of their parents' earnings from content they’re featured in. Senate Bill 1782...