March madness: Meet the growing number of ‘ice monsters’ who swim in Lake Michigan during its coldest month of the year
By Sarah Berman Medill Reports At 7 a.m on a Sunday in January, Steve Hernan and two other “ice monsters” are getting ready to descend into 33-degree Lake Michigan. The holdup: They’re still using an ax to free ice from a neon green ladder. Hernan, 54, is kneeling in the snow, leaning over the water […]
Even at Super Bowl and NBA All-Star Weekend, Kobe Bryant’s shadow looms large over LA
By Jonathan Fernandez Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — Super Bowl Sunday and the Rams taking the trophy on their home turf – it’s the one day you would expect LA to fully live in the moment. But someone was missing. With the champagne flowing as the Rams celebrated their Super Bowl victory, wide receiver Cooper […]
