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Ismael Cuevas Jr.

A Road Trip to ‘Fresniraq’

Chronicles of a visit to Zacatecas, Mexico, a 468-year-old mining city known for its clashes between the military and cartel groups

by Ismael Cuevas Jr.
February 11, 2022February 11, 2022
Rise Fall Tenochtitlan. Art Credit: Dario Parra

Chicagotlan: Tenochtitlan en Chicago

El 13 de agosto se conmemora la caída de Tenochtitlan a manos de los españoles. Sin embargo, la capital azteca y Chicago llevan un diálogo a través del tiempo y el espacio

by Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and Ismael Cuevas Jr.
August 11, 2021
Rise Fall Tenochtitlan. Art Credit: Dario Parra

Op-Ed: Finding Tenochtitlan in Chicago

Tenochtitlan fell to the Spanish 500 years ago this month, but the Aztec capital and Chicago continue to speak to each other across time and space

by Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and Ismael Cuevas Jr.
August 4, 2021August 9, 2021
Courtesy of the Chicago Sun-Times

A History of School Desegregation on the Far Southwest Side

Scottsdale and Ashburn experienced the wrath of white supremacy against a busing program to integrate schools like Bogan High School in the 70s

by Ismael Cuevas Jr.
February 17, 2021July 23, 2021

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Notes

Early voting begins

June 15, 2022

Lightfoot gets to appoint another alderperson

June 1, 2022June 20, 2022

How is that different from raising the bridges?

May 18, 2022