Both the Medill Investigative Lab and the Medill Investigative Program Chicago will teach you the critical skills you need to become an investigative reporter, and both specializations offer you the chance to have your work published and get clips that will help you launch your career. Both programs start in Chicago in the summer. The difference is that in the Medill Investigative Lab, you will spend you winter and spring quarters in Washington, D.C. Students in the Medill Investigative Program Chicago spend all four quarters in Chicago. Whether you want to go to D.C. or stay in Chicago may depend on where you want to go in your career.