On Sunday, Feb. 9, Soldier Field was packed with fans from around the Midwest for the first ever Verizon Super Bowl LIX FanFest, a nationwide event featuring lo
Heavy rock music filled the lobby of Columbia’s Music Center, on Friday, Feb. 8, as a full audience in The Concert Hall celebrated the past seven decades of...
Long-distance hurdlers switch their legs right before the jump. Karam Jaber, a student athlete from St. Xavier University, learned this reflex after three ye...
While on a 17-hour-long train ride back to Chicago, the Chronicle's Maya Liquigan and Addison Annis reflect on their trip to Washington D.C. to report on Don...
Throngs of people who didn't make it inside the Capital One Arena to watch the swearing-in, cheered and chanted "USA" when Donald Trump appeared on the big...
The last time Jay Shald was in Washington, D.C., he was just a kid, and now he was headed back on the Amtrak from California, traveling the country by rail t...
Kenli Mays, a senior fashion studies major, said she felt like she needed to switch her degree plan last semester because she could not afford the rising cost..
On Friday night, the Renegades En Pointe Ballet Club filled the Hive with magic to set the scene for their showcase to end the fall semester with vines of le...
Columbia sports teams and clubs returned to East-West University for practice this week after the college cosigned a letter of intent to rent the facilities...
Around 400 prospective students attended the collegewide open house along with their families on Saturday, Nov. 5 to explore campus, connect with faculty and...
On Saturday, Nov. 2, Columbia students joined a rally with Chicago Women's March as fellow attendees and guest speakers, urging the crowd to consider the impo..
The weight of the outcome of the presidential election on Nov. 5, including whether it will even be decided that night, is causing distress to many voters aro..
The Renegades Outdoor Collective club gathered around the campfire during their biannual camping trip to tell scary stories, harmonize with the strum of guitars
A little girl in a bright purple coat huddles between the legs of her family members, who block her from the hash Chicago wind and rain. On the 5000 block of...
Columbia's Renegades sports teams and clubs can no longer use the gym facilities at East-West University for practices due to budget cuts tied to the colleg...
More than 50 students attended a sexual health event on Friday, Oct. 11 at the Hive on campus to learn about topics ranging from pregnancy prevention, how to...
Around 16 students joined Columbia's Hip-Hop Club at The Hive on Thursday, Sept. 19 for the Love & Lyrics writing session led by guest speaker Kyla Turner...
First-year fashion studies major Winter Williams wakes up at 5 a.m. to get ready for the day and start her commute to Columbia. First, she walks 20 minutes...
The college closed the student Health Center in August after Sage Medical Group, the private company running the clinic, decided to close its practice, forci...
As the Democratic National Convention in Chicago continued into its third day, young voters in the city reflected on the challenges the presidential campaigns..
Thousands gathered on Monday, Aug. 19 at Union Park to protest against the Israel-Hamas war on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Columbia closed its student Health Center and will create a new Center of Student Wellbeing that will merge the previous Counseling Services and Student Rela...
Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival finished its final day on Sunday, Aug. 4, paying homage to the city's musical heritage with local artists performing all..
As the third day of Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival continued on Saturday, Aug. 3, more attendees discovered the activities and events offered in betwe...
Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival continued into its second day on Friday, Aug. 2, with attendees packing the streets to get a taste of the diverse dining..
The Lollapalooza music festival kicked off in Grant Park on Thursday, Aug. 1, with multiple uprising queer artists set to perform on this four-day-long event...
The number of students enrolled in summer courses has decreased by 28.97% from summer 2023 to summer 2024. This is the highest decrease in student enrollment...
The Summer at Columbia program drew 26 high school students from all around the country this year, giving them a chance to experience college in intensive four-
Alex Bowman, No. 48, driving Chebrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, won the Grant Park 165 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, July 7...
Under clear skies, the NASCAR Chicago Street Race returned for a second year this weekend, with more viewing spots for fans and modifications to street closures
‘Pride is Power’: Thousands gather at Chicago’s 53rd annual Pride Parade. Gleeful cheers and lively music boomed through Lakeview as the Chicago Pride Parade.
On Saturday, June 29, families and other supporters of the LGBTQIA+ community filed into Navy Pier Pride to see various live performances from a drag storytime…
Columbia offered a new "LGBTQ+ Social Health Equality" course for the first time this summer as part of the Summer Social Justice Institute.
Columbia will be partnering with TimelyCare, a virtual health care provider, to aid the Counseling Services and provide 24/7 assistance to students ahead of...
The first time I realized how unrecognized Filipinos are was in grade school when a kid asked if I was Hispanic. “No,” I firmly stated. “I’m Filipino!”
Beate Minkovski says her art is “too in your face.” Through various sculptures and canvases, her message was always clear, direct and uncompromising.
Independent and creative minds fill the streets of the Chicago neighborhood Andersonville. The area is casually known as the “shop local capital of Chicago.”
Columbia College Chicago has concluded its third week of the ongoing strike.
As the semester winds down to the final stretch, the struggles of Elgin Community College students do not go unnoticed. The Wellness Center at ECC offers multi…
Elgin Community College has teamed up with the Community Crisis Center (CCC) to recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Multiple events were held…
Have you had ever had to rush out of class to make it to work on time? The pressure of being a full-time student while working is familiar to a lot of students…
If you are reading this, then there is a good chance you want to be more involved in our school. Luckily for you, you are in the right place. As The Observer,…
Are you ready for more face-to-face classes next semester? Elgin Community College is preparing for possible changes to classroom procedures for the upcoming s…
Elgin Community College celebrated the fall season with festivities in the Jobe Lounge on Oct. 27. The Fall Fest, hosted by Student Life, was open from 10 a.m.…
Elgin Community College staff values diversity and seeks to celebrate all cultures.
There are two sides to every story; online learning at Elgin Community College is no exception. With the ever-evolving coronavirus still prevalent, the neces…