WATCH: Western musical mixed with Peking opera — a Mu Lan story you have never seen before
By Ingrid Huang Medill Reports “The Ballad of Mu Lan” is a mix of Eastern and Western culture. Integrating Western classical music with Jing Ju,
Formation of Negro Leagues remind us of players breaking down barriers — a lesson for this season’s lockout
By Joseph Acosta Medill Reports The lockout in Major League Baseball where owners and players can’t meet in the middle had players calling for Commissioner
WATCH: Pilsen activist uses fitness, political education to combat life expectancy gap
By Chantel Ropp Medill Reports According to an analysis of the largest 500 U.S. cities by NYU School of Medicine, Chicago is the city with
Q&A: Roseland schoolteacher aims to revitalize her neighborhood one book at a time
By Elisa Xu Medill Reports Iesha Malone, a teacher at Chicane Collegiate Middle School in Roseland, decided to open her bookstore Rose Café to help
Filipina-owned clothing brand invests in Chicago communities
By Elisa Xu Medill Reports Megan Banias, a 30-year-old from Chicago’s Brickyard/Belmont Cragin neighborhood, started her online clothing company, Chicago for Keeps, during the summer
LISTEN: Reliving the historic moment the Philippine women’s national team qualified for 2023 World Cup
By Colin Salao Medill Reports The Philippine women’s national football team has achieved something no other Philippine football team has ever done: qualify for the
Train modelers search for new track after COVID-19 derails Uptown club
By Sean Rhomberg Medill Reports As freight trains pass through a bustling small town, passengers eagerly watch and wave. The towns, buildings and people from
Indiana’s Everglades: Why water is flowing again in the Midwest’s dried-out swamps
By Fiona Skeggs Medill Reports Wetlands go hand-in-hand with the Florida Everglades. More than 2,000 square miles of mangrove forests and marshland make this UNESCO
WATCH: Ravenswood artist sculpts memories with clay
By Menghan Xiao Medill Reports Ravenswood artist Katie Lauffenburger sculpts memories for Chicagoans with her unique, 10-inch Chicago-style homes. Video Transcript: MY NAME IS KATIE,
Q&A: Chicago novelist Mia P. Manansala on ‘Homicide and Halo-Halo,’ her latest ‘cozy’ mystery
By Cheryn Shin Medill Reports Chicago-based novelist Mia P. Manansala brainstorms story ideas in Google Docs and jots notes on her iPhone. When she drafts,
WATCH: Artist unfolds pandemic isolation of elderly people in her works
By Menghan Xiao Medill Reports Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, senior citizens have experienced increasing isolation due to the social distancing policy. Local artist
Amid cold weather and limitations at shelters, homeless people and outreach groups turn to CTA trains
By Raphael Hipos Medill Reports Geraldine Conrad, 75, has been noticing an increase in homeless people sleeping on CTA trains during her daily commute. Conrad,