By Morgan Hawes Medill Reports Last month, hundreds of demonstrators marched down the streets of downtown Chicago as part of a nationwide effort to celebrate International
By Morgan Norris Medill Reports The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the iconic civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, died Tuesday surrounded by family at his
By Layna Hong Medill Reports Mai Le, 29, had been in the U.S. for less than a year when Donald Trump was elected for his
By Jenna Mayzouni Medill Reports The sound of the Huehuetl drum thuds gently against the ground as Sergio places it down on the cement playground in Harrison Park, in
By Autumn Coleman Medill Reports In 2019, Dawn Colquitt-Anderson walked into her small hometown’s history museum with her 8- and 9-year-old nieces in tow. She
Horse hooves knocked chunks of dirt over the steel bars of the arena. Stallions charged 20 mph after a loose steer. Within seconds, a cowboy
By Alyssa Rola Medill Reports Every time she gets sick, Wanmin Zhang habitually looks for her personal cure: her parents’ home-cooked Chinese meals. The 28-year-old
By Tom O’Connor Medill Reports Far from Ireland, Gaelic games are thriving in Chicago even as the number of U.S. residents born in Ireland fell
Yes, the funny business that launched Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Tim Meadows challenges power onstage. And today, the comedy theater is striving to reflect
By Khaleel Rahman Medill Reports Chicago’s Rohingya Cultural Center is taking a unique approach to English as a second language (ESL) classes by tailoring courses