The room is small, dusty and full of paperwork. The chairs are plain and look like they’ve been through a few interrogations. The walls are…
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Symantha Lancaster has big goals. “What I’m looking for is a career path,” she said. The upbeat and cheerful Chicago native is a student at…
On a recent autumn morning, Deacon Alfonzo Carrington of the Pilgrim Baptist Church and his congregants finished Sunday school and headed downstairs to prepare for service. Carrington…
The U.S. Army trains its soldiers on how to go to war, but not necessarily on how to come back home, so say some Chicago-area…
John Durning is making pizza his way. The New York native and owner of Pizzeria Deville has brought his expressive personality and signature style to…
“Life-changing” is how I describe my experience in Chicago, where I spent a month as a fellow with WorldChicago’s Tech Innovation, Education, & Entrepreneurship Fellowship…
March 13, 2014 was the worst day of Angel Joseph Miranda’s life. It was the day he found out he was HIV positive. Angel, who…
A painting of a tree stretches up the lime-green wall of Unicoi Art Studio; its swirling branches curl into tendrils. Clay dolls of Darth Vader,…