
Latvian hip-hop: ‘It’s music without boundaries’
By Austin Zeglis Medill Reports RIGA, Latvia — Decades ago, Helmuts Steins discovered his love for American rap music by connecting with the beats he

By Austin Zeglis Medill Reports RIGA, Latvia — Decades ago, Helmuts Steins discovered his love for American rap music by connecting with the beats he

By Autumn Coleman Medill Reports San Juan, Puerto Rico — Walking into one of the many forests, beaches or towns of Puerto Rico, it’s impossible

By Autumn Coleman Medill Reports Bruce Jasinski, 65, gives me a handmade bouquet with eucalyptus and orange lilies. Then, he serenades me on his flute

Medill Reports This week in Chicago, we bring you a special show: “From Chicago to the Vatican: The Making of Pope Leo XIV.” Our reporters

Medill Reports This week in Chicago: A local cardinal heads to the conclave. Plus, Illinois honors fallen officers and a high school softball pitcher with

By Paulina Czupryna Medill Reports According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, a puppet is “a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth

By Fern Alling Medill Reports Nearly three-quarters of all service lines in Chicago’s public water system are made of lead. A 2024 analysis by the

Medill Reports This week in Chicago: Cinco de Mayo celebrations canceled out of fears of ICE raids. Plus, a Chicago cardinal heads to the conclave,

By Evie Mason Medill Reports The season is now underway for Major League Baseball, and Chicago fans were both excited and frustrated during spring training

By Kaitlyn Luckoff Medill Reports Debra Cannon, 66, leaves her job at Abbott Laboratories around 5 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – and puts