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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

Career transitions

How adult children can tolerate parents’ unsolicited career advice, according to experts

May 31, 2022

By Mollie Rotmensch Medill Reports Financially independent adult children perhaps join The Great Resignation to freelance or become the next Bozo. Or, maybe The Great

Athletes Unlimited

On the upcoming 50th anniversary of Title IX, professional softball opportunities remain unequal

May 31, 2022

By Molly Keshin Medill Reports In the middle of Akron, Ohio, Kelley Montalvo and her teammates stood in yet another Chick-fil-A to pass out flyers

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Chicago travel guru Robin Tillotson helps women over 50 find themselves — and a sense of community — in far-flung locales

May 27, 2022

By Alyssa Haduck Medill Reports Robin Tillotson considers travel the ultimate teacher, so when she learned there were few international group travel opportunities for women

How to master the art (and science) of the work-from-home nap

May 26, 2022

By Molly Tucker Medill Reports As the work-from-home shift caused bedrooms to replace boardrooms, many 9-to-5’ers who no longer needed to commute gained an hour

TikTok’s Sara Madani thinks the video platform is changing the music industry

May 26, 2022

By Molly Tucker Medill Reports Can the TikTok algorithm be a force for good, helping marginalized creators to become powerful and popular? Yes, said Sara

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 2, Episode 8

May 26, 2022

This week’s episode of “Chicago This Week” is all about sports. Reporters reflect on the passage of Title IX 50 years ago, take a look

Nina with her horse, Gazelle, in a forest full of trees and purple flowers

Belgian artist Nina Blasband creates bullet journals for horse-lovers

May 23, 2022

By Gelsey Plaza Medill Reports Colored pencils, crayons and watercolor palettes of every imaginable color. Gel pens, pastel markers, black soft-ink pens and jars of

legacy project

WATCH: ‘That story went through me like a spear’: Founder, director of Legacy Project Chicago speaks about poignant inspiration behind it

May 23, 2022

By Ivy Fan Medill Reports The Legacy Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to honor the accomplishments of LGBTQ people around the world, celebrates its 10th

University of Chicago’s new hire brings more female coaching visibility to NCAA men’s soccer

May 20, 2022

By Erin McMahon Medill Reports When Julianne Sitch started her soccer career, she played on an all-boys team in Oswego, Illinois, for two years. At

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Family matters at Chicago Dogs season opener

May 19, 2022

By Tom Gambardella Medill Reports Friday night at Impact Field in Rosemont showed fans many things, but perhaps the strangest among them was when fans

WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 2, Episode 7

May 19, 2022

This week’s episode of “Chicago This Week” celebrates local heroes who show up for others and make an impact. From community advocates to business leaders

IIroha Mini vibrator in three colors

As sex toys evolve into the mainstream, so do their challenges

May 17, 2022

By Yuliya Klochan Medill Reports In the run-up to the Winter Olympics in February, U.S. curlers were competing for a spot in the competition. NBC

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