City Bureau • 18th December 2025

How Chicago's Young Designers are Turning to Entrepreneurship — City Bureau

At 20 years old, Kayla Perkins is already a veteran in the Chicago fashion scene. She began sketching designs at seven, launched her own brand at 11, and now works as a fashion production and marketing intern at Cre8 Space, a fashion entrepreneurship and AI textile workforce development program on the South Side. Fashion helped Perkins build her self-esteem. She credits her mom for encouraging her, finding local opportunities for Perkins to perfect her craft, network and promote her creations, a...

City Bureau • 2nd September 2025

How A Chicago Artist Uses Murals To Capture A Community's Legacy — City Bureau

In the heart of a city known for its vibrant history and creativity, 37-year-old Ahmed Burson is redefining what public art means for Chicago’s neighborhoods. Inspired by family roots in the city’s transit system, and a passion for honoring local history, Burson has painted murals that brighten walls, spark conversations, invite community participation and evoke the city’s layered past. Whether teaching a curious child how to use a spray can or collaborating with other artists, Burson’s work is...

City Bureau • 23rd July 2025

What Are Chicago Teens Really Up to This Summer? Job Hunting — City Bureau

Nikea Harris, 18, is a senior at Kenwood Academy who secured two summer jobs through different paths. He plans to study law in college.I plan to work for the Golden Apple [restaurant in Lakeview], and I also have a job at [Raising] Cane’s. For Golden Apple, it came through from the school, so my teacher recommended me, and for Cane’s, I just applied, and they emailed me out of nowhere, and I got the job.I did fill out an application, but they didn't end up getting back to me. I'm not sure why. M...

City Bureau • 22nd August 2024

DNC, past and present: How Chicagoans compare 1968 and 2024 conventions — City Bureau

In many ways, Chicago in 2024 feels eerily reminiscent of the volatile political landscape of 1968. Anti-war protests have erupted in the streets and on college campuses. The Democratic establishment has undergone rapid transformation with the introduction of a new presidential ticket just months before Election Day. To delve deeper, 13 Chicago Documenters paused their regularly scheduled reporting on local public meetings in late July to seek out untold stories of Chicagoans during the 1968 Dem...

The Chicago Project

19th August 2024

The 2024 DNC Q&A Interview: Voicing A New Power In Politics

73-year-old Barbara Rakestraw of Glendale Heights, Illinois, is longing for peace between the democratic and republican parties in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Here she shares her thoughts and her experiences of the 1968 Chicago DNC Protests.

19th August 2024

Small Church, Big Faith

How a church with such big faith move so many in this church home.

Blavity News & Entertainment • 1st August 2024

NABJ Members React To Donald Trump's Presence At The Conference, His Controversial Remarks: 'He Did Exactly What I Expected Him To Do' - Blavity

Donald Trump made headlines during his controversial appearance at the 2024 National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair (NABJ), immediately garnering backlash for racist comments about Vice President Kamala Harris.


On July 29, the NABJ shared on social media that former President Donald Trump would have a Q&A session at the annual “multi-day conference for journalism education, career development, networking, and innovation,” per its website. This year, it was being h...

25th June 2024

Checkout TBD

In January of 2017, Elizabeth Dupin, her husband Eduardo, and one-year-old daughter Cora, moved from Sao Paulo, Brazil, into the Residence Inn Hotel in Dayton, Ohio.

14th October 2022

GreatLife Brand Pitch Letter

14th October 2022

Happy Squares Press Release

9th May 2022

Lauren’s Story

On February 14, 2008, tragedy took place at Northern Illinois University when former NIU student Steven Kazmierczak walked into NIU's Cole Hall building and opened fire--killing five victims and injuring 21 others. It was an unforgettable day for NIU survivor Lauren Carr, who came very close to losing her life that day. Lauren shares her life changing story of survival and coping with the loss of her best friend, Gayle Dubowski.

BuzzFeed Community • 6th April 2020

8 Tips For Healthy Eating On A Student Budget

When we go off to college, we’re usually left with loads of snacks, frozen meals and a dining hall filled with repetitive and tasteless food. But what if you’re someone that’s looking to eat clean while you're away? Don’t think it’s possible? Of course it is! My crew and I are health nuts like you so we put together eight tips to help you get started with clean eating on a student budget.

12th October 2016

Former Alumni Student Melanie Brown Discusses her Journey as Media Specialist to Journalism Students.

Former Roosevelt University student Melanie Brown gives a life lesson to Roosevelt’s Journalism 219 students about being passionate in the things that we do and learning to be continuously optimistic through the life decisions we make.

25th September 2016

Breaking the Barriers: How a young man strives to see a change in Chicago’s West side Community.

22-year-old Ladarius Tunstall is no stranger in helping residents within his community. This is the story of a young man who strives to make a positive change within the West side community.