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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

College track athlete crosses the finish line against disordered eating

January 30, 2020

By Zoe Collins Rath Medill Reports Jessica Harris, a winter graduate of DePaul with degrees in biology and environmental science, excelled as captain of the

Racism pushes queer people of color to look for Boystown alternatives

January 30, 2020

By Adam Rhodes Medill Reports Queer people of color are turning away from Chicago “gayborhood” Boystown after two anti-black incidents last year and what some

Bronzeville Boutique connects women with trendy Chinese fashion designs

January 30, 2020

By Wanying Zhao Medill Reports China, the world’s largest clothing manufacturer, is also taking a rapid lead in clothing design. At the Bronzeville Boutique on

Inspiration Corp

Inspiration Corp. tackles food insecurity: ‘We need to give a damn’

January 30, 2020

By Briana Garrett Medill Reports Take a two-minute walk around the corner from the Wilson Red Line station to find Inspiration Corp., a non-profit organization

Speak your truth at OUTspoken’s monthly storytelling event

January 30, 2020

By Miyah Keller Medill Reports From speaking out on the acceptance of the LGBTQ community to speaking the truth about our own lives, storytelling can

Women's March 2020

Fourth annual Women’s March Chicago rallies thousands of supporters

January 28, 2020

By Shirin Ali Medill Reports Thousands of people gathered in Grant Park on Saturday to march for climate change solutions, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights and

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Illinois hit hard amid nationwide e-cigarette and vaping lung injuries

January 28, 2020

By Shirin Ali Medill Reports Some 2,602 hospitalizations and 57 deaths nationwide are now associated with e-cigarettes and vaping since the outbreak began in summer

Soup & Bread returns to the Hideout Inn for ‘pay-what-you-can’ meals

January 28, 2020

By Beth Stewart Medill Reports Home cooks and local chefs volunteer to serve up hot soups from crock pots to patrons for a “pay-what-you-can” meal

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Bill Weld positions his GOP presidential run as a moderate alternative to Trump

January 28, 2020

By Shirin Ali Medill Reports Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld, former Massachusetts governor, discussed his run for the presidency at the University of Chicago’s Institute

As ward redistricting approaches, where will jail inmates count?

January 28, 2020

By Joel Jacobs Medill Reports When Chicago politicians redrew the 24th Ward in 2011, it contained a notable addition — a narrow, hook-like appendage that

Trump comments threaten cultural destruction, says top archaeologists

January 28, 2020

By Seb Peltekian Medill Reports In a series of tweets posted on Jan. 4, President Donald Trump threatened to destroy 52 Iranian sites if “Iran

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Chicago Police plans to tap city-wide LGBT liaison

January 27, 2020

By Adam Rhodes Medill Reports The Chicago Police Department plans to tap a city-wide liaison to the LGBT community, police officials told Medill News Service,

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