t 11:30pm last Wednesday, a group of fifteen people was standing on a street in West Town, watching for the arrival of a truck. They were members of Chicago Animal Save, an animal anti-cruelty group, and they were holding a monthly vigil to protest the animal cruelty that goes ignored in slaughterhouses. Each member was […]
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What to Know About Illinoisâs Pause on Health Insurance Programs for Undocumented Immigrants
The change means undocumented peopleâs access to two state-funded insurance programs, Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults and Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors, is limitedâand that they will encounter new costs if theyâre already enrolled.
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Best of Chinatown 2021
Best Community Advocacy Organization Best Wall Best Culture Event Best Dessert Best Festivities on Water and Land hen I think of Chinatown, my mind instinctively pictures the bright red gate on South Wentworth Ave. that boldly announces, âWelcome to Chinatownâ in gold italic letters, the two-story outdoor mall that encompasses Chinatown Square, the Nine Dragon […]
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Public Meetings Report – May 13, 2021
This is post 5 of 60 in the series “Public Meetings Report” A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level. Produced in partnership with City Bureau’s Documenters. Public Meetings Report – March 18, 2021 Public Meetings Report – April 1, 2021 Public Meetings Report – April 15, 2021 Public Meetings […]
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Testimonies from the Land: A photo essay
he world is just beginning to understand how police arenât neededâbut do we know that Black women made that possible? Any and all history leads back to how women truly care for others even when that care is not returned. Being a Black woman from the hood is a superpower many canât comprehend. I wanted to […]
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Best of Chinatown 2015
he Goldilocks of American Chinatowns, Chicagoâs Chinatown is not the biggest in the country, nor is it the smallest. Here, new and old blend togetherâold village dialects arenât heard quite as frequently as Cantonese and Mandarin, but survive nonetheless. Historic buildings like the Pui Tak center stand shoulder to shoulder with new restaurants and bustling […]
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Calendar for May 27th, 2015
Bulletin Deportation Defense 101 The landscape of immigration never ceases to be highly contested and changeable, as deportation remains an imminent threat for countless families across the country. Deportation Defense 101 is a training session from Organized Communities Against Deportations, an organization that supports mobilization, advocacy, and education as tools for preventing deportations. Tania Unzueta, […]
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Calendar for May 20th, 2015
Bulletin SBAC Hyde Park Happy Hour This Wednesday, the Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC) and Business Spotlight Networking (BSN) will host alliteratively-named Hyde Park Happy Hour at the Hyatt Place. The event will both be an opportunity to network and a chance for business owners from the South Side to answer questions about how to […]
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Calendar for May 5th, 2015
Bulletin Safety Beyond Police: Creative Brainstorming Session In 1951 the Civil Rights Congress submitted a report to the United Nations contending that police actions in black communities constituted genocide. More than sixty years later, advocacy organizations like Project NIA and We Charge Genocide (whose name was inspired by that report) are still skeptical about the […]