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Mexico’s Michoacán culture lives on in Chicago
A view of Presencia Michoacana celebration. (Photo courtesy Casa Michoacan) At 27 years old Jose Luis Gutierrez left his home in Michoacán Central Mexico for the United States and became one of 250,000...
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Respect, not apples, for these Chicago teachers
Chicago teachers don’t accept the challenge of their city’s public school classrooms to make lots of money, it’s because they want to make positive changes in children’s lives. CHICAGO — Under normal...
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White Sox slugger Jose Abreu: Is he Roy Hobbs or Thor?
Chicago White Sox’s Jose Abreu, right, celebrates with third base coach Joe McEwing after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in Chicago,...
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Mexico’s kingpin El Chapo is Chicago’s new Al Capone
Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias “El Chapo”. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities in Chicago are naming a drug kingpin in Mexico as the city’s Public Enemy No. 1 — a label first given to...
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‘La Leyenda de Mexico’ restaurant offers Mexican fonda in Chicago
The outside of “Leyenda de Mexico, a restaurant in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest side. (Photo VOXXI/ Antonio Zavala) Hospitality and good food have always been the tradition in the...
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Chicago’s new ward map reflects Latino growth
Photo of the 10th ward, home to Chicago’s oldest Spanish speaking enclaves where there is yet to be a Latino representative in City Hall. (Photo screen shot of Chicago’s map) In the past decade the...
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Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago promises to revitalize Humboldt Park
A giant steel image of the flag of Puerto Rico greet visitors to the Paseo Boricua in Humboldt Park (Antonio Zavala) CHICAGO – To walk along Division Street in Chicago is to immerse yourself in the...
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Latinos file class action lawsuit against Chicago coal plant
Adan Salgado worked for ten years in a lumberyard next to the Fisk plant and is now too weak to work. (Courtesy photo) A lawsuit filed in Chicago against a coal fire plant in the Pilsen neighborhood...
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Dynamic Latino duo to collaborate at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Related story Sound of music that can save a child’s life Nilo Cruz (photo courtesy of www.lyricopera.org) Composer Jimmy Lopez from Lima, Peru and Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz have been...
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Chicago’s 90 Miles Cuban Café: a small slice of Cuba in the Windy City
A small Cuban café in Chicago’s Roscoe Village serves up excellent Cuban food while paying homage to the owner’s memories of his island home. Alberto Gonzalez was only 11-years-old when he and his...
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Obama takes sales pitch for his executive actions to Chicago
President Barack Obama announced executive actions on immigration during a nationally televised address from the White House in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. Obama will travel to Chicago on...
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Mariachi connects schools, Hispanic parents and communities
Chicago now joins dozens of schools districts across the country in cities like Las Vegas, San Antonio and Tucson, Ariz., that teach mariachi music in schools. It’s a way to connect schools and...
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Respect, not apples, for these Chicago teachers
Chicago teachers don’t accept the challenge of their city’s public school classrooms to make lots of money, it’s because they want to make positive changes in children’s lives. CHICAGO — Under normal...
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Calorie counts: Chicago, San Antonio giving moms a fighting chance
This undated image provided by the American Beverage Association shows a new soda vending machine. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper announced Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, that they’ll roll out new vending...
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Mexico’s kingpin El Chapo is Chicago’s new Al Capone
Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias “El Chapo”. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities in Chicago are naming a drug kingpin in Mexico as the city’s Public Enemy No. 1 — a label first given to...
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Chicago’s Jesus Garcia to face Rahm Emanuel in mayor runoff race
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel talks to supporters Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Chicago. Emanuel failed to capture a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s municipal election forcing him into a runoff this spring...
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