Chicago artist Miguel A. Del Real traces a freehand sketch for his mural. Photo by Jocelyn Chen / Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute. Using white chalk on the sidewalk in fr ...

Buffalo Joe’s was “pretty popular with students back in the ‘80s,” said Mike McKewin (College of Arts and Sciences ‘88). “Back then, there wasn’t as many choices of places for students to go. There ...

Photo by Mary Amelia Weiss/ North by Northwestern Lollapalooza came and went to Chicago last weekend, complete with a star-studded lineup and a light breeze cooling crowds circling Grant Park’s iconic ...

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 ...

Barrett opened Bookends & Beginnings in 2014, bringing to life a vision she had for 30 years. Located in downtown Evanston, the bookstore hosts author meet-ups and sponsors Waldo scavenger hunts — an ...

Four years ago, Betsy Haberl led her two toddlers to the miniature door of Evanston’s Booked, hoping to find a new bedtime story. Today, she’s the store’s co-owner — committed to nurturing a love for ...

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 ...