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Boats on San Francisco Bay near a beach

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.

An orchestra reborn: How Chicago, the cuatro and a car crash reinvigorated Orlando Rivera’s career 

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

WATCH: Chicagoans remember life, legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Bad Bunny at Super Bowl halftime show press conference

Rhetoric around Bad Bunny halftime show is projection, manifestation of America’s polarized political culture, scholars say

People at NFL Pride House Super Bowl event

NFL’s Pride Flag Football Clinic marks major milestone for San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ community

Green Bay wins Horizon League Championship

November 19, 2018

By Kristen Keller Medill Reports As the final serve crossed the net on Nov. 18, Green Bay’s women’s volleyball team prepared their defense against Northern

Green Bay, Northern Kentucky advance to the Horizon League finals

November 17, 2018

By Kristen Keller Medill Reports After two semi-final matches Saturday, the championship match for the Horizon League women’s volleyball championship has been decided. The University

UIC women’s volleyball players talk about winning rituals

November 15, 2018

By Kristen Keller Medill Reports Many sports teams and players pride themselves on their pregame superstitions and rituals.  Whether it’s doing a dance or packing

James, Witt lead UIC to win over Milwaukee

November 14, 2018

By Kristen Keller Medill Reports The UIC women’s volleyball team swept Milwaukee during their final match in the Flames Athletic Center Thursday. It took only

Hot coffee delivers more antioxidant benefits than cold brew, research finds

November 14, 2018

by Colleen Zewe Medill Reports As the weather gets colder, caffeine-lovers often switch from cold brew to hot coffee. This switch packs more benefits than

Chicago activists rally in Refuse Fascism march

November 13, 2018

By Katie Rice Medill Reports Approximately 50 people gathered in Federal Plaza Saturday afternoon to rally with activist group Refuse Fascism’s Chicago chapter in protest

Author Linda Kay Klein’s new book challenges ‘purity movement’

November 13, 2018

By AnnMarie Hilton Medill Reports Linda Kay Klein, author of the new book “Pure” challenges the  shame-laced purity movement found among many Evangelicals. She spoke

Department of Health and Human Services revs up physical activity guidelines for Americans

November 12, 2018

By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports Get your toddlers moving with active play. That’s the key change of new physical activity guidelines from the U.S. Department

Did Sean Casten run as an environmentalist? Yes. Is that why he won? Maybe.

November 11, 2018

By Aaron Dorman Medill Reports Sean Casten was driven to run, and eventually win, the election in Illinois’ sixth congressional district, for one simple reason:

Indiana, Michigan Win Big Ten Tournament Final Berths

November 10, 2018

By Nicholas Hennion Medill Reports The Indiana Hoosiers and Michigan Wolverines will battle for Sunday’s Big Ten Tournament title after dispatching Maryland and Wisconsin, respectively,

Chicago International Women's March

Midterm elections see increase in pro-choice members of Congress from Illinois

November 9, 2018

By AnnMarie Hilton Medill Reports Illinois provides greater access to abortion than many other Midwestern states, and the midterm election saw two pro-life congressman ousted

UIC loses 3-0 to Northern Kentucky on Senior Night

November 8, 2018

By Kristen Keller Medill Reports Fans packed the Flames Athletic Center for the Nov. 2 game to honor two women who committed four years to

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