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WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 5, Episode 4

May 1, 2025

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,

LISTEN: What’s going on with Chicago baseball?

April 30, 2025

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

Adult ballerinas chasséing down memory lane: ‘More than just a side hobby’

April 29, 2025

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

LISTEN: Chicago’s Filipino food scene continues to grow

April 24, 2025

By Layna Hong Medill Reports HOST INTRO: A Pew Research Center study finds only 1% of Asian restaurants in America serve Filipino food. But in

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 5, Episode 3

April 24, 2025

Medill Reports This week in Chicago: A mob of teens takes over a Chicago neighborhood. Plus, an act of vandalism at Northwestern University, and cherry

Vienna’s public transit works for the environment — but not for everyone

April 23, 2025

By Layna Hong Medill Reports VIENNA – At the heart of one of the world’s most livable cities is an expansive and efficient public transit

Chicago dance instructor Jessica Mays turns her first steps into a booming ballroom business

April 21, 2025

By Paulina Czupryna Medill Reports Tuesdays give dance instructor Jessica Mays a rare break from the endless loops of Ed Sheeran, Frank Sinatra and John

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

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

April 17, 2025

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.