A Chicago duo, after connecting teens during COVID-19, is using that connective force, marshaling the energy toward social justice in a ‘new normal’

University of Chicago Lab School students Lauren Tapper, left, and Krishita Dutta on April 15, 2020. The duo created a website to connect teens around the world to write to elected officials, sew masks for hospital workers and raise money for food-insecure families during the coronavirus pandemic. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)