Generation Y has grown up in threatening economic times, but interestingly this crop of young adults is particularly self-assured, liberal, optimistic and open to change. In an age of Internet and social media, its lingo is clipped from pervasive media technologies. Its dreams are defined by economic turmoil and images that are produced by a plethora of screens all around. It’s certainly a vibrant generation living in interesting times.

The Loopster approach is to look deeply into one news story per week and report beyond the breaking news to provide background, context and interesting facts on a current issue that impacts the Chicago area.

Loopster is reported and produced by Medill Journalism graduate students based in Chicago.