September 15 marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month and it extends to October 15. Hispanic Heritage Month is a month dedicated to honoring the cultures, collective actions, and contributions of people of Latinx descent. People probably have started to see a lot of flags from all sorts of different Latin countries everywhere. Here […]
Several organizations in Chicago’s west side, some of which include, New Moms, BUILD Chicago, and Manufacturing Renaissance, are going to be receiving funding from Cook County’s $75 million that will be supporting Chicago programs that are working to prevent and reduce gun violence. The Chicago organizations received multi-year grants worth between $1.2 million and $15 million, […]
There has been a common sentiment forming recently in the North Lawndale community; that the big concerts and shows here are becoming harmful to the community. A good example of this phenomenon is the anticipation of what is called “Riot Fest.” This is a multi-day concert/show with multiple performing artists from across the city. Normally […]
