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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

Professionals work to break mental health stigma in sports

January 25, 2020

By Zoe Collins Rath Medill Reports Social workers and therapists like Stephanie Adams and Natalie Graves work to break the stigma of depression and mental

Chinese New Year Lion Dance

Chinese New Year celebration at Navy Pier heats up the festival vibe

January 25, 2020

By Yilin Xie Medill Reports The Chinese New Year Celebration at Navy Pier in Chicago gave people a great chance to explore the Chinese culture.

The Doomsday Clock sends a message: The world is closer to catastrophe than ever since World War II

January 23, 2020

By Henry Ren Medill Reports The hands of the Doomsday Clock moved to 100 seconds to midnight on Thursday, indicating that the world is closer

Cancer mortality rate records largest single-year drop ever

January 23, 2020

By Sally Ehrmann Medill Reports Cancer survival rates are climbing with early diagnosis and new therapies, according to the latest annual report from the American

Center on Halsted

LGBT center taps new security firm amid activist pressure

January 23, 2020

By Adam Rhodes Medill Reports The Center on Halsted LGBT community center in Boystown tapped Quantum Security LLC as its new security provider on Wednesday,

Chicago’s Kansas City Chiefs bar fans erupt during playoff win

January 23, 2020

By Leah Vann Medill Reports Professional and collegiate team flags hanging from sports bars decorate many streets in Chicago. Outside, it’s Bears, Cubs, Sox, Blackhawks

Chicago Fire media day connects coaches and players with supporters

January 23, 2020

By Jake Meister Medill Reports Chicago Fire head coach Raphaël Wicky is trying to build a winning culture for the men’s soccer club that has

Marathon

26.2% resilience, 73.8% stupidity: an essay

January 22, 2020

By Caroline Kurdej Medill Reports I arrived at the start line trembling — from the cold and the nerves — ready to vomit. “Hello, marathoners!

Color Me South Side

New mural at Bronzeville Mariano’s helps community reclaim history

January 22, 2020

By Arnab Mondal Medill Reports A new mural in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago’s South Side is inspiring the black community to come together to

environment, food, sustainability

KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation Honors MLK with 11th Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend

January 21, 2020

By Briana Garrett Medill Reports The Hyde Park temple KAM Isaiah Israel has hosted the MLK Food Justice and Sustainability weekend to honor the achievements

MLK Day Storytelling

Inclusion and Diversity, Story Jam’s new show celebrating the MLK Day

January 20, 2020

By Yilin Xie Medill Reports As Americans vote for their choice for president, for some voters it will be their first time to cast a

Snowstorm couldn’t stop 2020 Chicago Women’s March

January 19, 2020

By: Yun Hao Medill Reports The snowstorm that swept through Chicago Jan.17 canceled hundreds of flights but couldn’t deter thousands of participants who gathered at

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