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In chilly San Francisco Bay, open-water swimmers find warmth in community

Orlando Rivera, executive director and co-founder of the Chicago Cuatro Orchestra in Humboldt Park, strums a five-string tiple, a cousin of the cuatro instrument, on Jan. 8, 2026, at Humboldt Park Fieldhouse.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson with two men, the Rev. Charles Jenkins and the Rev. Reginald Sharpe

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Bad Bunny at Super Bowl halftime show press conference

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June 6, 2025

By Bianca Javate Medill Reports Less than a month before the Chicago Sky host the Indiana Fever on Saturday at the United Center, the most

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June 5, 2025

Medill Reports This week in Chicago: We bring you a guide for the ultimate summer in Chicago. From musical festivals and arts shows to rec

Kayri Havens, in a black top, speaking in a lab space

Scientists at Chicago Botanic Garden save local plant species, one seed at a time

June 4, 2025

By Donnisa Edmonds Medill Reports Amid rising global concern about climate change, scientists at the Chicago Botanic Garden are tackling conservation and extinction in a

One year since opening, West Loop’s Past Studies is a hotspot for secondhand shoppers

June 2, 2025

By Payton Turkeltaub Medill Reports From the racks of vintage Levi’s and Missoni tops to a table covered in Chanel ballet flats, shopping at Past

Fake cake it ’til you make it? This art is a nostalgic, zero-calorie dream come true

May 30, 2025

By Angelica Zhiyu Luo Medill Reports At Chicago’s WDNR (read: wonder) Museum, more than 260 fake cakes snuggle amid a landscape of faux whipped buttercream.

From resistance to acceptance: In Loíza, acknowledging Black identity for Puerto Ricans

May 29, 2025

By Tyler Williamson Medill Reports Loíza, PUERTO RICO — Loíza mirrors a visit to your grandmother’s house on a summer afternoon, Christmas in July and

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 5, Episode 8

May 29, 2025

Medill Reports This week in Chicago: Cuts to Veterans Affairs spark backlash over Memorial Day weekend, and an ingredient in your energy drinks may be

4 months after founder’s death, Foursided continues to thrive

May 29, 2025

By Kaitlyn Luckoff Medill Reports A bright arrangement of pastel mugs, candles, trinkets and decorative flowers creates a springtime garden in the window of one

CJ West on the Nazareth Academy sidelines.

From Nazareth to NFL: CJ West looks to make impact with San Francisco 49ers

May 26, 2025

By Will McLernon Medill Reports At Nazareth Academy, CJ West didn’t just wreak havoc on the football field as he helped lead the Roadrunners to

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 5, Episode 7

May 22, 2025

Medill Reports This week in Chicago: Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Plus, the Crosstown Classic and Cowboy Carter come

PHOTOS: Danceworks 2025 interpreters explore energy, identity, societal pressure at Northwestern

May 19, 2025

By Frances Mack Medill Reports Danceworks 2025: “signal::transfer” was an interpretative dance performance held at Northwestern University’s Louis Theater between March 14 and 16. Undergraduate

Former school building in Puerto Rico overgrown with plant growth

Many Puerto Ricans face community harm from vacant buildings, loss of community centers following school closures

May 17, 2025

A 2022 report from the Office of the Ombudsman of Puerto Rico details mismanagement of closed school buildings.  By Katherine Dailey Medill Reports Documents with

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