Environment
- Hot days or heat waves? Researchers debate how to count deaths from heat. (Science Magazine)
- Toxins in the air: Central Illinois factories and plants release millions of pounds of risky chemicals. (CU-CitizenAccess)
- Fashion expo models sustainability and style. (UI7 Live)
- Chicago records second ‘very unhealthy’ air quality day, but predicting when smoke will clear is ‘uncharted territory.’ (Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago’s air quality: ‘We’re in the crosshairs.’ Wildfires and wind push region’s air to worst in the world, global pollution index shows. (Chicago Tribune)
- Why do some parts of Chicago get hotter than others? Heat Watch program recruits volunteers to map temperatures. (Chicago Tribune)
- With wildfire smoke and pollution, some want end to neighborhood fireworks. (Chicago Tribune)
- Advocates praise bills aimed at reducing plastic and polystyrene use; some restaurants have concerns. (Chicago Tribune)
- How local farms are adapting to climate change. (UI7 Live)
- Illinois researchers using image recognition to manage invasive Asian carp. (WILL’s Illinois Public Media, digital/audio)
- Engineering approach aims to improve Indigenous infrastructure. (The Daily Illini)
Health
- Recent recalls raise concerns about food safety, but experts credit better regulation and technology. (Chicago Tribune)
- Emergency rooms are less likely to give female patients pain medication. (Science Magazine)
- Loss of India’s vultures may have led to deaths of half a million people. (Science Magazine)
- First long-term cancer study in Asian Americans set to launch this year. (Science Magazine)
- Cook County records deadliest year for opioid overdoses in 2022. (Chicago Tribune)
- ‘These things are everywhere’: Experts and Lyme disease patients warn of tick season. (Chicago Tribune)
Breaking news + event coverage
- Activists denounce violence against essential workers after UPS driver shot in Humboldt Park. (Chicago Tribune)
- ‘Infuriating.’ Northwestern students, former players and Illinois leaders react to football program hazing reports. (Chicago Tribune)
- 1 killed and at least 22 injured in shooting at a strip mall near Willowbrook, authorities say. (Chicago Tribune)
- Students compete at state Science Olympiad. (UI7 Live)
- U of I students host climate strike, demand school cut ties with fossil fuel companies. (WILL’s Illinois Public Media)
- Students, Champaign-Urbana community rally for reproductive rights. (The Daily Illini)
- U of I juggles complex return with variant, pandemic fatigue. (The Daily Illini)
- With internet cuts, U of I aims for “less disciplinary” approach to COVID-19 testing noncompliance. (The Daily Illini)
Features
- Students, teachers mourn the closure of historic Illinois outdoor camp: ‘Greatest memories of our lives.’ (Chicago Tribune)
- Local bicycle non-profit encourages hands-on work (UI7 Live)
- Petersburg’s first Pride festival: Residents proud of growth in their small central Illinois town, and many have moved back. (Chicago Tribune)
- Which Chicago bars sell the most Malört? Top spots spill secrets on slinging that ‘taste from home.’ (Chicago Tribune)
- Chicagoans celebrate July Fourth with parades, barbecues and beach trips: ‘It’s really good to reaffirm the best things about America.’ (Chicago Tribune)
- Researchers develop hands-free wheelchair prototype. (UI7 Live)
- Sociology professor raps on campus hot spots. (The Daily Illini)
Multimedia
- Champaign-Urbana Asian American community speaks out about recent racism. (WILL’s Illinois Public Media)
- ‘The bare minimum’: University of Illinois students imagine a world of accessibility through art exhibit. (WILL’S Illinois Public Media)
- New campaign aims to help formerly incarcerated people through laws, outreach. (WILL’s Illinois Public Media)
- Asian women: The toll of decades of dismissal. (WILL’s Illinois Public Media)
- Class multimedia projects:
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