Latvian hip-hop: ‘It’s music without boundaries’
By Austin Zeglis Medill Reports RIGA, Latvia — Decades ago, Helmuts Steins discovered his love for American rap music by connecting with the beats he
Puerto Ricans use culture and community to combat environmental issues
By Autumn Coleman Medill Reports San Juan, Puerto Rico — Walking into one of the many forests, beaches or towns of Puerto Rico, it’s impossible
Chicago’s Willy Wonka of Flowers, Bruce Jasinski, keeps business blooming across 3 decades
By Autumn Coleman Medill Reports Bruce Jasinski, 65, gives me a handmade bouquet with eucalyptus and orange lilies. Then, he serenades me on his flute
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 6
Medill Reports This week in Chicago, we bring you a special show: “From Chicago to the Vatican: The Making of Pope Leo XIV.” Our reporters
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 5
Medill Reports This week in Chicago: A local cardinal heads to the conclave. Plus, Illinois honors fallen officers and a high school softball pitcher with
Inside Vienna’s small, persistent crypto community
By Janani Janarthanan Medill Reports VIENNA — The Viennese cafe Das Delicious in the 11th district was packed on a Saturday evening. Near the billing
Chicago pulls strings to become international puppetry hub
By Paulina Czupryna Medill Reports According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, a puppet is “a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth
Lead biosensors could make water testing accessible for Chicagoans
By Fern Alling Medill Reports Nearly three-quarters of all service lines in Chicago’s public water system are made of lead. A 2024 analysis by the
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Episode 4
Medill Reports This week in Chicago: Cinco de Mayo celebrations canceled out of fears of ICE raids. Plus, a Chicago cardinal heads to the conclave,
LISTEN: What’s going on with Chicago baseball?
By Evie Mason Medill Reports The season is now underway for Major League Baseball, and Chicago fans were both excited and frustrated during spring training
Adult ballerinas chasséing down memory lane: ‘More than just a side hobby’
By Kaitlyn Luckoff Medill Reports Debra Cannon, 66, leaves her job at Abbott Laboratories around 5 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – and puts
LISTEN: Chicago’s Filipino food scene continues to grow
By Layna Hong Medill Reports HOST INTRO: A Pew Research Center study finds only 1% of Asian restaurants in America serve Filipino food. But in