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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

Chicago custom upholsterer serves local businesses

December 3, 2020

By David Korzeniowski Medill Reports Chicago custom upholster Dane Utech has been perfecting his craft for years. Operating out of his studio in the Near

Magellanic Penguins

Chicago penguin pair tours local attractions

December 3, 2020

By Thomas Smith Medill Reports Most couples were hunkering down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but Izzy and Darwin spent the lockdown visiting some of Chicago’s

A volunteer gives two care packages to a homeless

Humanity Relief delivers care packages to the homeless to combat Chicago’s winter

December 3, 2020

By Hazel Tang Medill Reports Humanity Relief, a local non-profit community support group, delivered care packages to the homeless people in Chicago to help them

Tabuaeran

Organism remains help scientists understand climate

December 3, 2020

By Thomas Smith Medill Reports Scientists are making discoveries about the Earth’s climate by studying single-celled protists that lived hundreds of thousands of years ago.

New legislation addresses long-standing Black maternal health crisis in America

December 2, 2020

By Shivani Majmudar Medill Reports Amid a global pandemic and a year of social unrest, a long-standing public health crisis was highlighted: racial disparities in

“I am a proud member of the Black Leaders Building Together Coalition and the Chicago Health Equity Coalition that have come together to make sure that safety-net hospitals in the City of Chicago receive the support they need to thrive and that we actually achieve health care equity in the City of Chicago,” said Jitu Brown, national director of the Journey for Justice Alliance and former education organizer of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO)during a Wednesday afternoon press conference on 26th St. nearMercy Hospital. (Marc Monaghan/Hyde Park Herald)

Community activists to prevent Mercy Hospital closing

December 2, 2020

By Kelly Milan Medill Reports Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., and community activists held a press conference outside Mercy Hospital in Bronzeville on Tuesday to

UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work

UIC College of Social Work quashes police abolition discussions as national debate grows

December 2, 2020

By Michael Murney Medill Reports When Christy Stewart’s client called her in the midst of being assaulted by her boyfriend, she begged Stewart not to

Police or no police: Will Chicago’s new mental health crisis pilot address structural failure?

December 1, 2020

By Emmanuel Kizito Medill Reports “Suicide by Cop” refers to situations where a person calls an officer or takes an action with the expectation that

Oak Park promises diversity, local groups hold the community accountable

November 30, 2020

By Helen Quinn Pasin Medill Reports After the 2016 presidential election, concerned citizens of Oak Park and the surrounding areas formed Western Front Indivisible and

'Don't shoot'

Community-based solutions used as Chicago endures two public health crises

November 30, 2020

By Monique Beals Medill Reports   Kirah Moe’s car was shot in front of her South Shore home just a week before she hosted a “peace

Chicago currently has a rental affordability gap of approximately 116,000 units

Chicago developers remain pessimistic about post-Trump affordable housing policies

November 30, 2020

By Yilun Cheng Medill Reports President-elect Joe Biden has outlined his plans to advance affordable housing nationwide, but with little progress in the past two

Fair Tax failure: Immigrant leaders break down why and what’s next

November 29, 2020

By Kelly Heinzerling Medill Reports When Illinoisans went to the polls this year, they were asked to vote on an amendment to the Illinois State

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