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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

Scenes Around South Carolina: Voters on the Democratic presidential primary

February 12, 2020

By the Medill Explores South Carolina Reporting Team Medill Reports Medill reporters are traveling throughout South Carolina this week to ask the state’s voters their

SC Biden supporters unbothered by disappointing NH 5th place

February 12, 2020

By Samone Blair and Emine Yücel Medill Reports Despite poor showings in Iowa and New Hampshire, supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden were optimistic

Two weeks later, the LA community continues to process Kobe Bryant’s death

February 11, 2020

By Leah Vann Medill Reports LOS ANGELES – Two weeks ago, Tiger Woods learned of Kobe Bryant’s death from his caddie Joe LaCava as he

Q’s on the Quad: College of Charleston

February 11, 2020

By Samone Blair and Emine Yücel Medill Reports The majority of the College of Charleston students surveyed Sunday by Medill School’s Q’s on the Quad

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Advice you didn’t know you needed from a sex therapist in the #MeToo era

February 8, 2020

By Hannah Farrow Medill Reports Free porn, internet dating and the hookup culture affects American’s sexual behavior a lot, says Shirley Baron, a Northwestern University

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Uber targets profitability by the end of the year

February 8, 2020

By Kari Mcmahon Medill Reports Uber Technologies Inc., a ride-hailing company, reported a wider quarterly net loss, but its shares still rose as the company

Six candidates compete in 12th District primary as committee plans appointment

February 7, 2020

By Joel Jacobs Medill Reports With the March 17 primary fast approaching, six candidates are vying to fill the 12th District House seat held by

Real Dog Moms of Chicago find innovative ways to raise pet rescue awareness

February 7, 2020

By Justin Horowitz Medill Reports Approximately six million companion animals enter rescue shelters each year, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty

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Always compete: Tyler Uberstine fulfills dream of playing college baseball

February 7, 2020

By Forest Stulting Medill Reports In his number 28 black jersey and gray pants, Tyler Uberstine stood atop the artificial mound inside Northwestern’s Trienens Performance

Riverdance brings 25th anniversary show to Chicago stop on US tour

February 6, 2020

By Michaela Schirra and Sally Ehrmann Medill Reports Legendary Irish themes with brisk contemporary footwork and dreamscape staging grace theaters across the country this year

Life on the road for a Riverdance pro is hectic but ‘happy’

February 6, 2020

By Sally Ehrmann and Michaela Schirra Medill Reports Riverdance has dazzled fans onstage with sparkling costumes, rhythmic beats and lightning-fast footwork for 25 years. The

Eternal Light exhibit features many of Tiffany’s stained glass windows and other masterpieces

February 6, 2020

By Michaela Schirra Medill Reports The Eternal Light exhibition at the Driehaus Museum showcases works by Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of Tiffany & Co. founder,

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