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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

Bringing 18th century elegance to the 21st century

March 1, 2018

By Loumay Alesali Medill Reports Antique furniture restoration is the business that Ziggy Osak started after turning his hobby into a passionate career. He opened

Poised for the prowl: Black Panther’s box office attack continues

February 28, 2018

By DeForest Mapp Medill Reports Superhero King T’Challa led the multitudes  to “Black Panther” for two consecutive weekends. The blockbuster topped attendance at any other movie

Loyola’s Clayton Custer wins MVC Player of the Year, four other Ramblers pick up awards

February 28, 2018

By Patrick Engel Medill Reports Clayton Custer sat in Loyola’s training room before Tuesday afternoon’s practice, confused by teammate Nick DiNardi’s unprompted congratulations. “I said,

Deportation threatens American dreams

February 28, 2018

By Viola Du Medill Reports Living with a loving wife, two daughters, a cat and a dog in a house he owns in Berwyn, Donald

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Chinese investment flows into Japanese housing despite tightening policies

February 28, 2018

By Jinman Li Medill Reports Tokyo–A Chinese celebrity venture capitalist, Manzi Xue, who has more than 11 million followers on Weibo, a Chinese social media

More jail time won’t stop crime, fair-sentencing advocate argues

February 27, 2018

By Giulia Petroni Medill Reports On the day of his 17th birthday, Xavier McElrath-Bey was standing in a walkway of Cook County Jail, when he

Egyptians flying high at the Windy City Open

February 27, 2018

By Annanya Johari Medill Reports Monday was a great day to be an Egyptian squash fan as top-ranked  Mohamed ElShorbagy and his brother Marwan ElShorbagy

Meet the woman behind Chicago’s ghost bikes

February 27, 2018

Katherine Braden Medill Reports You’ve seen them. Leaning against a street-light, they seem to almost glow, plastic flowers hung around their painted white frames. A

Teams face a wide open tournament in the Lake Central Sectional

February 27, 2018

By Erik Alcantar Medill Reports The 2018 Lake Central Sectional is one of the most wide open sectional tournaments in recent memory. The field features

Japan uses robots in nursing home care; an example for America?

February 27, 2018

By Alexa Adler Medill Reports Tokyo–The Japanese nursing home industry, facing a demographic crisis that combines an increasing number of nursing home patients with a

Chicago reporter learns a new step to help fight cancer

February 27, 2018

By Dan Order Medill Reports Under three weeks of practice remain, as a local TV reporter prepares to perform a dance she’s been working on

Bring on the obstacle course: Jeep Wrangler makes traction at Chicago Auto Show

February 26, 2018

By Annanya Johari Medill Reports Navigating an indoor hillside pulled drivers to the  biggest draw at the 110th expo of the country’s largest auto show.

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