They use grocery shopping to complete exercises for Alexander’s recovery. Photo by Sissi Ma/ Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute Eighty-six-year-old John Alexander leans toward the freezer door ...

While Amazon slashed book prices for Prime Day 2025, Nina Barrett stood firm to protect what she called the “oasis of the community” — Bookends & Beginnings. “The role of ...

The current selection of summer reading bundles at Booked, ranging from the kindergarten reading level to the fifth grade. Photo by Lina Park / Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute  Four years ago ...

Since Foster School closed its doors in 1979 as part of the district’s desegregation efforts, there has been no neighborhood elementary school in the primarily Black Fifth Ward. Every day for the ...