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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

NASCAR

Chicago Street Course provides one-of-a-kind racing experience for drivers

July 4, 2023

By Jared Ramsey Medill Reports Thousands of people congregated in Grant Park over the holiday weekend, but the draw wasn’t fireworks over Lake Michigan, it

PHOTOS: Sights from inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race

July 4, 2023

By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports Kierstin Lindkvist is a Medill graduate student in the sports media specialization. Follow her on Twitter @KLindkvistNews or Instagram @kelindkvist,

Man in white shirt with umbrella stands next to race car.

Drivers outlast historic rainfall, race day chaos in NASCAR’s Chicago debut

July 4, 2023

By John Riker Medill Reports Instead of pre-race buzz and ignition of engines, the sights and sounds of a torrential downpour took over Columbus Drive

Bubba's Block Party

NASCAR, Bubba Wallace bring block party to Washington Park

July 1, 2023

By Erez Ben-Akiva Medill Reports On a hot, hazy Wednesday evening, the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center served as the stage for Bubba’s

Bubba’s Block Party aims to expose NASCAR to new audience

July 1, 2023

By Kyle Williams Medill Reports Bubba Wallace finished watching his pit crew perform and strolled toward the stage area, as part of Bubba’s Block Party,

Q&A with Rochelle Crump: Empowering Black women veterans since the 1970s

June 27, 2023

By Prerana Sannappanavar Medill Reports In the 1970s, Rochelle Crump, now 68, joined the U.S. Army, where she started her fight against systemic gender and

Millennia of ice, atmosphere are stored in this Colorado lab

June 23, 2023

By Dilpreet Raju Medill Reports Thousands of meters of ice are kept in below-freezing temperatures so climate researchers can analyze what the Earth’s climate was

Y No Había Luz theater

Y No Había Luz theater company empowers community members to be sentinels of Mother Earth

June 22, 2023

Y No Había Luz is a Puerto Rican theater company founded 18 years ago by seven college students to experiment with the creative power of theatrical art. As theater members explored visual and narrative storytelling, they discovered the importance of inviting their communities to be part of the art and performance.

Colors, music, nostalgic Chicagoans gather in spirit of Holi to cherish missing pieces of home

June 22, 2023

By Prerana Sannappanavar Medill Reports The festival of Holi is many things. For some, it is the celebration of good triumphing over evil. For others,

Alyssa Allgood sings alongside saxophonist Chris Madsen

Jazz singer Alyssa Allgood shares lessons about self-love, vulnerability

June 9, 2023

By Antonia Mufarech Medill Reports It’s 7:30 p.m. on a Saturday at Winter’s Jazz Club in Streeterville.  The lights dim as audience members sip a

A stack of three macaroons on a red polka dotted table

6 tips for dating someone with a special diet: Because dating can be a piece of cake — even if your partner can’t eat one

June 9, 2023

By Molly Bookner Medill Reports Celiac disease, an autoimmune condition that prevents an individual from properly digesting gluten, can have unforeseen impacts. One of those,

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LISTEN: Boo Buie, NU Wildside rekindle lost Northwestern basketball tradition

June 9, 2023

By Zain Bando Medill Reports In late March, Northwestern men’s basketball ended a six-year drought when it advanced to the NCAA tournament. But it wouldn’t

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