The Super Bowl is for the rich — or those willing to sacrifice
By Colin Salao Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — On Saturday night, less than 24 hours before Super LVI, the entry price for tickets to the game at SoFi Stadium was $3,054 according to ticket reseller site SeatGeek. In a city where the median monthly household income is a little over $5,500, the lofty price tag […]
Bengals, Bearcats are making the Queen City feel like football royalty
By Steven Gorgei Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — Over the span of 30 days, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats became the first non-Power Five team to appear in the College Football Playoff and the Cincinnati Bengals advanced to their first Super Bowl since 1989, transforming the Queen City into football royalty and giving long-suffering Cincinnati […]
Sam Hubbard embodies heart of Cincinnati and the Bengals
By Jack Murray Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — “Cincinnati-born Sam Hubbard, yes, sir!” Those were the words of Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon as he left the podium and approached his teammate Hubbard, a defensive end. He could have descended straight to the track at Drake Stadium on the University of California at Los […]
Super Bowl LVI television director cues up career memories and preparation plans
By Alex Hutton Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — Super Bowl LVI will be the seventh Super Bowl broadcast directed by Drew Esocoff and the fifth he has directed for NBC. He has directed primetime football for 22 seasons, including 16 with “Sunday Night Football” at NBC. Esocoff talked to Medill Reports’ Alex Hutton about his […]
Stacking the deck: Northwestern researchers demonstrate effect of psychology studies on racial equity
By MacKenzie Coffman Medill Reports Research on stereotyping often aims to understand when and why people hold biased beliefs. Yet, it also reflects the impact that psychology played in forming and perpetuating stereotypes in the first place. James Wages and Sylvia Perry, who both have Ph.D.s in psychology, published a recent study that demonstrated how […]
Behind the CPS shutdown: What happens to high school athletics when a district shuts down?
By Jonathan Fernandez Medill Reports Currently all high school sports at Chicago Public Schools are on track to continue through the spring season without missing a beat, but that was up in the air during the recent CPS work stoppage. On Jan. 4, the Chicago Teachers Union voted to work remotely instead of reporting for […]
Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition honors Martin Luther King, Jr., Muhammad Ali for state’s combined convention
By JP Acosta Medill Reports For the first time in Illinois, and United States history, Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali were honored on the same day, commemorating not only Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances, but also the Jan. 17 birthdays of both men. “A Deliberate Dialogue,” hosted at the Chicago History Museum […]
Bears fans get cautiously optimistic after hiring of coach Matt Eberflus
By Jack Savage Medill Reports “Cautiously optimistic,” said Mikey Williams, 24, a lifelong Bears fan, born and raised in Chicago. “I love bringing in a tough, defensive-minded, Midwest guy to a team that looked resigned to defeat under (former coach Matt) Nagy. The love (new coach Matt) Eberflus gets for turnovers makes me nervous as […]
‘Chicago donut queen’ Katie Reilly brings top confections to TikTok fans
By Jackie Walsh Medill Reports Meet Katie Reilly: a Chicago- based content creator who documents on TikTok everything from her grocery hauls to her quest to find the best donut in Chicago. The passion project began when she was looking for a way to fill her time during quarantine in 2020 and evolved into her […]
Chicago Time Out Market’s jazz brunch feeds your soul too
Story and Photos by Angela Chen Medill Reports Time Out Market in Chicago is taking a creative spin on the food hall experience by offering live jazz and brunch specialties available from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sundays. The Feed Your Soul Jazz Brunch features the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective playing live music from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. […]