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Manifest headliner Dreamer Isioma sprays the crowd with a Super Soaker while performing.

[Photo] Columbia celebrates with first in-person Manifest since 2019

May 18, 2022
Rachel graduates with a bachelors degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago.

[Photo] Column: I found myself when the Chronicle found me

May 15, 2022
Messages of support and kind words are written across a whiteboard accompanied by a photo booth for visitors.

[Photo] For Women, By Women gives voice to ‘muted, overlooked’ female Columbia artists

May 11, 2022
Demonstrators lie on the ground as speakers discuss the issues surrounding access to safe abortions in El Salvador and the U.S.

[Photo] ‘This is a call to do my part’: Activists take to city streets to fight abortion restrictions

April 12, 2022
Josh Trimble reacts as he is announced the winner of the Biggest Mouth competition.

[Photo] Biggest Mouth performers compete for Manifest gig, rock the Metro crowd

April 11, 2022
The Planetarium offers stargazing on Wednesday nights, which are free for Illinois residents.

[Photo] New perks, attractions highlight the Adler Planetarium’s reopening

April 5, 2022
In a line spanning down the side of the 2D Restaurant, 3155 N. Halsted St., patrons wait to enter the new Lakeview eatery.

[Photo] Review: Lakeview’s 2D Restaurant provides an entertaining, illusionary eating experience

March 16, 2022
The WasteShed offers a chance for anyone to recycle discarded miscellaneous materials and give them new life.

[Photo] From brushes to human teeth to go, WasteShed has everything eco-friendly creatives need for cheap

March 15, 2022
Plumbers Local 130 Union has been dyeing the river for more than 60 years as per tradition.

[Photo] Chicago and its river turn green for the the 67th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade

March 14, 2022
Chicago Fire Department firefighter candidates brave the cold temperatures of Lake Michigan, which were as low as 42 degrees.

[Photo] The 22nd annual Chicago Polar Plunge returns to North Avenue Beach after being virtual last year

March 11, 2022
Museum visitors stand and pose under the mouth of the megalodon, one of the largest shark species, which lived more than 23 million years ago.

[Photo] New Field Museum exhibition preys upon visitors’ prehistoric curiosities, maxes out the ‘fierce factor’

March 10, 2022
Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, a professor in the Communication Department, is this years individual winner of the DEI Teaching Activism award for her work in the classroom as well as her work with Columbia Votes.

[Photo] Journalism professor and Fashion Studies Department win DEI Teaching Activism honors

March 7, 2022
Josh Thomas makes his appearance on stage for the final act of the Visible Faces comedy show.

[Photo] Laughing for a good cause: Comedy students pair with Visible Faces to help the homeless

March 7, 2022
Coming in many colors and patterns, hijabs can reflect the latest fashion trends for Muslim women.

[Photo] World Hijab Day gives Columbia students opportunity to wear a hijab for the first time

February 14, 2022
Activists watch as U.S. Marshals detain and escort protesters from inside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse.

[Photo] ‘We knew it was going to happen’: Downtown protesters express disappointment, frustration over ex-police officer’s release from prison

February 4, 2022
The Bronzeville neighborhood, Chicagos historic Black Metropolis, was home to African Americans fleeing the South during the Great Migration who turned the area into a thriving business, cultural and entertainment mecca. Bronzeville remains a center for African American life and culture to this day.

[Photo] ‘These buildings tell a story’: Bronzeville Heritage Act advances toward reality

February 1, 2022
The Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, has been home to Columbia’s commencement ceremonies since 2017 and will host once again in 2022.

[Photo] BREAKING: First in-person Commencement in 3 years scheduled for May at the Auditorium Theatre

January 25, 2022
Valentina covers a women’s abortion rights protest on Oct. 2.

[Photo] Column: Yes, I’m crying while writing this

December 17, 2021
President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim speaks with student leaders from Hillel during New Student Convocation Sept. 3.

[Photo] Year in Review: The Chronicle looks back at 2021

December 7, 2021
A sign outside the United Staff of Columbia College’s office at 600 S. Michigan Ave. calls for a salary increase for staff members.

[Photo] Staff union mulls college’s ‘disappointing’ offer as strike possibility looms

December 6, 2021
Children shoes overflow on shelves and racks in the free store.

[Photo] Columbia alum helps refugees with living necessities

November 19, 2021
Ben Jossi (right), student representative to the board of trustees, questions why students are being penalized for missing class due to sickness.

[Photo] ‘Let’s Chat’ with Dr. Kim yields questions about institutional racism, COVID-19, potential staff strike

October 29, 2021
In large bold letters, Barbra Kruger’s exhibition Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You. speaks volumes through bold typefaces.

[Photo] ‘Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.’: Inside Barbara Kruger’s ‘radical’ Art Institute exhibition

October 25, 2021
Author of “Hood Healing” Vee L. Harrison dives into the issues that Black youth face in their community while also exploring her own pain and trauma.

[Photo] Columbia alum debuts ‘Hood Healing,’ dissecting generational trauma in Chicago’s Black neighborhoods

October 25, 2021
Members of Columbia’s faculty and staff rally in front of the 600 S. Michigan Ave. building hoping to reverse the children on campus policy.

[Photo] Faculty and staff rally against new children on campus policy; President Kim responds

October 11, 2021
Palm trees tower over visitors as they enter the Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier.

[Photo] Columbia students join the fight against the replacement of Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens

October 11, 2021

[Video] The return of busking comes with more appreciation for street musicians

September 28, 2021
President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim explains how the college has adapted to create safe learning environments for students this fall.

[Photo] Amid lingering deficit, President Kim, administration search for optimism: ‘We believe in this institution’

September 27, 2021
Hundreds of cars pour onto Michigan Avenue to shut down traffic and celebrate Mexican independence.

[Photo] Mexican Independence Day 2021: Chicagoans celebrate across the city

September 23, 2021
Students at Convocation sit and relax on a hill as it begins to drizzle.

[Photo] Students come together for Convocation in Grant Park, first major in-person campus event in 18 months

September 7, 2021
This years Air and Water Show was scaled back and reimagined with solo acts by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

The Blue Angels soar again at the 2021 Chicago Air and Water Show

August 26, 2021
Organizers gather at the 6300 block of South Loomis to protest and demand that the Chicago Police Department end their contract with ShotSpotter.

[Photo] Quiet ShotSpotter contract renewal has organizers questioning and rallying against CPD

August 23, 2021
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Chicago, waves to supporters during the 92nd annual Bud Billiken Parade.

[Photo] The Bud Billiken Parade returns to Chicago’s South Side

August 18, 2021
Community members of Little Village gather at the 2400 block of South Sawyer Avenue demanding the cancellation of the citys ShotSpotter contract.

[Photo] Little Village community members demand a stop to surveillance of Black and Brown communities

August 4, 2021
Photos of Emmett and Mamie Till hang on the windows of their former home in Chicagos Woodlawn neighborhood.

Home of Emmett Till receives landmark plaque: ‘A pivotal role in this neighborhood’s next chapter’

August 3, 2021
Alina and Joanna Brown serve pastries and baked goods from their business, Scrumptious.

[Photo] WAC is back: New murals on Wabash Arts Corridor will celebrate women suffragists and female creators

July 27, 2021
Members of Stop the violence rally hold pictures of loved ones lost to gun violence in front of City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St.

[Photo] ‘We know how to build peace in our communities’: Organizers demand passing of Peace Book proposal

June 23, 2021
A demonstrator marches with Pride and Juneteenth flags on Dearborn Avenue during the 2021 March for Us rally.

Chicago celebrates Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the first time

June 22, 2021
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