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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

Salmonella infections linked to poorer colon cancer outcomes

June 9, 2023

By Dilpreet Raju Medill Reports Salmonella could pose a much more long-term health risk than just upending weekend plans with food-poisoning symptoms. According to a

Roberto Rocha, Tanta Chicago’s executive chef

Tanta turns 10: Meet the Peruvian restaurant’s executive chef

June 8, 2023

By Antonia Mufarech Medill Reports    Surrounded by colorful quipus (knotted cords used by the Incas to store information) hanging from the ceiling that contrast

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 10

June 8, 2023

Text by Damita Menezes Medill Reports On the latest episode of “Chicago This Week,” we introduce you to the 13 newly elected alderpeople who will

Medill Newsmakers: Amid uptick in school shootings, Lurie Children’s Hospital creates initiative to keep students alive

June 2, 2023

By Kennedy Chase Medill Reports Lurie Children’s Hospital’s nurses, surgeons and doctors travel around Chicago teaching students the necessary skills they need to feel prepared

C.A.S.A (top) and Todos Hacemos Música (bottom) (Photo Courtesy of C.A.S.A and THM)

WATCH: Music inclusion programs in Buenos Aires

June 2, 2023

By Cindy Wang and Julia Jing Medill Reports Centro Artístico Solidario Argentino (C.A.S.A.) and Todos Hacemos Música (THM) are two music programs that advocate for music

Medill Newsmakers: Breaking down pickleball, the fast-growing sport ‘everyone’ can play

June 2, 2023

By Abby Bustin Medill Reports Pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in America, is expanding in Chicago, but with new players and new courts,

Medill Newsmakers: How book ban preventions affect LGBTQ+ Libraries

June 2, 2023

By Lena Folke Medill Reports With Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’s new bill passing the Senate, Illinois would be the first state to protect libraries

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 9

June 1, 2023

Text by Abby Bustin Medill Reports On the latest episode of “Chicago This Week,” Medill reporters explore what a summer in the city is all

Medill Newsmakers: Chicago sees decrease in migrant arrivals after Title 42 expires

June 1, 2023

By Brenda Ordoñez Medill Reports Since the summer of 2022, Chicago has welcomed over 9,000 migrants from the southern border. Many of these migrants traveled to the

Chicago Union Ultimate Frisbee

Medill Newsmakers: Chicago Union growing strong fan base, sport of Ultimate Frisbee

June 1, 2023

By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports Ultimate Frisbee is one of the world’s fastest-growing sports, and the Chicago Union is making a name for itself within

Medill Newsmakers: Online misinformation jeopardizing sun safety

June 1, 2023

By Drake Wilson Medill Reports With summer fast approaching, Chicagoans are ready to pack their beach bags and head to the lake. But online misinformation

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Medill Newsmakers: Chicago Loop struggling amid global real estate distress

June 1, 2023

By Ophelia Deng Medill Reports The pandemic has put the Chicago Loop in distress. Vacant office buildings have lead to closed storefronts. What will the

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