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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

Grassroots organization helps Chicagoans in need experience their periods with dignity

August 7, 2018

By Valerie Nikolas Medill Reports Homeless and impoverished women in Chicago can stress less about their periods, thanks to a local organization that provides them

Opinions Differ on How Merged Bayer-Monsanto Affects Some Seed Businesses

August 6, 2018

By Yanchun (Roxanne) Liu Medill Reports Academics and independent seed companies have divergent outlooks on whether the merger between agrichemical giants Monsanto Co. and Bayer

As Chicago’s five-year housing plan expires, local organizers call for rent subsidies

August 4, 2018

By Alexis Shanes Medill Reports Members of the Chicago Housing Justice League want increased access to safe, affordable housing and greater protection for people from

Duckworth: Administration ‘stonewalling’ efforts to visit shelter for immigrant children

July 27, 2018

By Lauren Robinson Medill Reports U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) said Friday that the federal government is “stonewalling” her attempts to visit a Des Plaines

Commentary: Legalized sports betting shows the Big Ten’s recent tradition of cutting corners

July 26, 2018

By Chris Kwiecinski Medill Reports The unthinkable happened to the Big Ten coaches on May 14, 2018: tradition was changed. The natural order was shattered.

Soybean Tariff

Illinois soybean farmers wary of Trump’s proposed farm bailout

July 25, 2018

By Brady Jones Medill Reports President Donald Trump’s announcement July 24 pledging up to $12 billion in aid for American farmers, intended to offset potential

Indiana’s “Big Wes” Martin stands tall in Big Ten and hometown

July 25, 2018

By Robbie Weinstein Medill Reports Indiana offensive lineman Wes Martin is so strong, Hoosiers safety Jonathan Crawford doesn’t like to watch him lift. In fact,

Pitchfork Music Festival 2018 fashion looks

July 25, 2018

By Katelyn Sabater Medill Reports In an age of social media and high-quality iPhone photography, music festivals have become the perfect backdrop for any fashionista’s

Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer

Big Ten Media Days continues with Urban Meyer and Lovie Smith

July 24, 2018

By Nick Mantas Medill Reports Day 2 of Big Ten Media Days featured coaches with different realistic goals. Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer is

Nebraska head coach Scott Frost answers questions at his opening press conference on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Big Ten Media Days (Chris Kwiecinski/MEDILL).

Commentary: Scott Frost is where he belongs. Now he’s ready to make up for Nebraska’s lost time

July 24, 2018

Py Patrick Engel Medill Reports Scott Frost should have been here three years ago. Something just seems right about him standing behind a podium with

Medill Reports' Connor Yahn

Big Ten Media Days kicks off with Fitzgerald, Harbuagh & more

July 24, 2018

By Nick Mantas Medill Reports Big Ten conference head football coaches stepped up to the microphone to face the media and talk about their upcoming

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh says ‘willingness on both parts’ needed to continue rivalry vs. Notre Dame

July 23, 2018

By Chris Kwiecinski Medill Reports Michigan will play Notre Dame for the first time since 2014 on September 1, renewing a rivalry between two of

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