George Holani’s road to Super Bowl rooted in persistence, sacrifice
By Mike Hall Medill Reports SAN JOSE, Calif. – For his final year and a half at St. John Bosco High School, in Bellflower, Calif.,
Law enforcement officials promise ICE-free Super Bowl
By Brock Morgan Medill Reports SAN FRANCISCO – NFL Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier said the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement would
New England’s defensive coordinator just beat cancer. Now Patriots aim for 2nd victory — Super Bowl LX.
By Collin O’Callaghan Medill Reports SANTA CLARA, Calif. – In just one season under head coach Mike Vrabel, the New England Patriots are back in
From FCS to Super Bowl LX, Jason Myers’ unique journey
By Olivia Craycraft Medill Reports SAN JOSE, Calif. – Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Myers already holds the NFL record for the most points scored by
Devon Witherspoon: From zero-star recruit to Super Bowl Sunday
By Bianca Bryant Medill Reports SAN JOSE, Calif. – Before Devon Witherspoon was preparing for Super Bowl LX as a lockdown cornerback for the Seattle
Indigenous chefs championing rise of Native food
By Hailey Bosek Medill Reports Editor’s note: Tribal affiliations, if any, are noted in parentheses after names. Hailey Bosek · Sounds at the Powwow
Historically Republican Vietnamese American community shifting left, according to AAPI Data
By Layna Hong Medill Reports Mai Le, 29, had been in the U.S. for less than a year when Donald Trump was elected for his
Meet the adults who collect American Girl dolls: Ahead of brand’s 40th anniversary, fans share experience with beloved dolls
By Alivia Giles Medill Reports This year, when American Girl celebrates its 40th anniversary, hundreds of thousands of children and adult women will raise a
Crafting as resistance: How 4 Indigenous artists across Chicago use crafting as a tool to resist cultural erasure, sustain culture
By Jenna Mayzouni Medill Reports The sound of the Huehuetl drum thuds gently against the ground as Sergio places it down on the cement playground in Harrison Park, in
This brandy bottles 500 years of Bolivian history: A growing number of trendy Chicago bars are pouring Singani, the spirit director Steven Soderbergh brought to the U.S.
By Paulina Marinkovic Camacho Medill Reports Down an alleyway on Palmer Street, past a nondescript door and centuries-old brick façade, a 500-year-old type of brandy,
Robbins: A small Chicago suburb with a big part in Black history
By Autumn Coleman Medill Reports In 2019, Dawn Colquitt-Anderson walked into her small hometown’s history museum with her 8- and 9-year-old nieces in tow. She
Not their first rodeo: New generation of Black cowboys in Chicagoland lasso cattle for Midwest crowds
Horse hooves knocked chunks of dirt over the steel bars of the arena. Stallions charged 20 mph after a loose steer. Within seconds, a cowboy