Read in English Traducido por Gisela Orozco o existe una frontera clara que distinga a Chicago de los suburbios del sur. De hecho, el sur de Chicago parece continuar por millas y millas ya que las históricas calles que van de norte a sur como son la State, Halsted, Western y Pulaski, se extienden derecho […]
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Vaccine Disparity Grows in Chicago’s South Suburbs
here isn’t a clear border that distinguishes Chicago from the suburbs to the south. In fact, the South Side of Chicago appears to continue for miles on end, as historic north-south streets like State, Halsted, Western, and Pulaski run seamlessly into the suburbs. Infrastructure that is characteristic of the city can also be found in […]
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A Legacy of Palestinian Solidarity in Chicago
n May, thousands of protesters marched in downtown Chicago, joining cities around the world in decrying the latest Israeli attacks against Palestinians. The attacks began when Israeli security forces stormed Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque on May 7 and fired on worshippers with tear gas and rubber bullets in response to demonstrations against the eviction of Palestinian […]
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Vaccine Outreach in Chicago’s Latinx Communities
n late March, Jonathan López, an undocumented immigrant from Little Village, went to the United Center to get his first vaccine. He said he had spent almost every day of the month calling the operation’s call center to make an appointment. When he finally got through, he found out he was eligible as a resident […]
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Getting Vaccinated at the City Colleges
hen I arrived at Malcolm X College, the City Colleges of Chicago’s media relations director, Veronica Resa, let me in and a security guard instructed me to fill out the COVID questionnaire. I passed through the security turnstile and explained to different people that I wasn’t there to get the shot, but that I was […]
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Owner of South Side Hospital Slated to Close is Denied Proposal to Open Another Facility
n Tuesday, January 26, a state board voted 3-2 to deny Mercy Hospital’s owner, Trinity Health, permission to open a new outpatient care center on the South Side. That decision, from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, came a month after the board rejected Trinity’s proposal to cut outpatient services at the Bronzeville […]
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Alzando la voz en contra de General Iron
Originally published on October 27, 2020, in English n un domingo por la tarde, bajo un cielo gris y un clima frío, los residentes de lado este de la ciudad, o el East Side, y el grupo Bridges//Puentes se reunieron en el East Side Memorial en la intersección de la avenida Indianapolis en calle 100th […]
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Rise Against General Iron
n Sunday afternoon, under gray skies and cold weather, East Side residents, and the group Bridges//Puentes: Justice Collective of the Southeast met at the East Side Memorial at the intersection of Indianapolis Ave. on 100th Street and Ewing Avenue. Organizers and participants painted each other’s faces with zombie makeup to symbolize the diseases and death […]