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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

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

The last chapter: Argentina’s literacy legacy in peril​

June 30, 2024

The last chapter: Argentina’s literacy legacy in peril A local man reads the news for the day. Magazine stands can be found in almost every

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 4, Democratic National Convention Special

June 13, 2024

Text by Kennedi Hewitt Medill Reports In today’s episode of “Chicago This Week,” it’s all about the Democratic National Convention. We take a closer look

Notre Dame College Prep's Caiden Frawley receives a check highlighting the amount of money donated to his fundraiser through the American Cancer Society.

Digs for Cancer: How a high school volleyball player raised money to fight the disease

June 8, 2024

By Caleb Nixon Medill Reports On a typical frigid February day, Caiden Frawley, a senior volleyball player at Notre Dame College Prep, took his usual

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 4, Olympics Special

June 6, 2024

Text by Mary Grace Grabill Medill Reports In today’s episode of “Chicago This Week,” it’s all about the Olympics. We take a look at local

Helado: a scoop of Buenos Aires’ ice cream scene

June 6, 2024

By Hailey Samples & Sidra Dahhan Medill Reports BUENOS AIRES — When the summer heat strikes Buenos Aires, locals find a cool reprieve in helado –

Bears - Keith Randolph Jr.

Former Illinois standout competing to cement spot on Bears defensive line

June 5, 2024

By Akshat Jain Medill Reports Keith Randolph Jr. did not start playing football until his junior year of high school. Receiving no basketball scholarship offers

PHOTOS: NBA prospects test athleticism, fundamentals during Draft Combine at Wintrust Arena

May 30, 2024

By Zoe Grossman Medill Reports Top NBA hopefuls from the U.S. and beyond gathered at Wintrust Arena on May 13 to showcase their skills in

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 4, Episode 9

May 30, 2024

Text by Mary Grace Grabill Medill Reports In this episode of “Chicago This Week,” we celebrate Memorial Day with events throughout the city as we

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 4, Episode 8

May 23, 2024

Text by Mary Grace Grabill Medill Reports In this week’s episode of “Chicago This Week,” we explore changes at the Chicago Transit Authority. People celebrating

Final Image Medill Reports Fashion Feature

The fashion industry primes us to reinvent ourselves every season. Don’t fall for it.

May 20, 2024

By Julia Gordon Medill Reports CHICAGO — Ali El, a vintage seller in London, recently encountered a paradoxical nightmare: a massive royal blue Ikea bag

Chicago Bears rookie Ian Wheeler talks to media after rookie minicamp, May 11, 2024. (Jazmine Thomas/MEDILL).

Undrafted rookies fight to make Bears roster

May 17, 2024

By King Jemison Medill Reports   The NFL draft was done. But for former Illinois defensive lineman Keith Randolph Jr., the show had just begun. 

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 4, Episode 7

May 16, 2024

Text by Kennedi Hewitt Medill Reports In this episode of “Chicago This Week,” we look back at Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first year in office. A

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