WATCH: Road to the three-peat: South Side team prepares for another Unified Special Olympics State Basketball Championship

Southside Unified poses for a team photo after a win this winter.

By Will McLernon Medill Reports High school basketball players from Southside Occupational Academy and De La Salle Institute in Bronzeville play together for Southside Unified. The squad — made up of athletes with and without intellectual disabilities — won back-to-back Unified Special Olympics State Basketball Championships in 2023 and 2024, and went to their third-straight […]

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 2

Medill Reports This week in Chicago: Do you really need a Real ID? Plus, Lionel Messi takes Chicago by storm and the grand opening of the new Harry Potter store.   “Chicago This Week” is a half-hour show that features news, sports, business and entertainment stories from around Chicago. All the producing, reporting, writing, shooting […]