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Toast to Wine Lovers

Toast to Wine Lovers

Experiencing fine wines doesn’t require a passport or trip to Napa. The Windy City Wine Festival presented by US Bank returns to iconic Buckingham Fountain for its 12th year this… Read more »

NADP Fellow Leaders Voter Registration Efforts at Erie House

NADP Fellow Leaders Voter Registration Efforts at Erie House

New Americans Democracy Project (NADP) fellow Javier Arellano will begin serving at Erie Neighborhood House as the agency seeks to increase efforts to register eligible voters in advance of the… Read more »

Museum Campus Hosts Open House for Teens

Museum Campus Hosts Open House for Teens

On Saturday, Sept. 10th, from 10am – 2pm, three of the city’s top cultural institutions will be teaming up to host a free open house for high school teens. Adler… Read more »

Viva, Mexico

Viva, Mexico

By: Ashmar Mandou This weekend will be ripe with festivals as we celebrate Mexican Independence Day across Chicago. From Little Village to Pilsen, to DuPage to Cicero, we have your… Read more »

Houby Day Underway

Houby Day Underway

The Town of Cicero is looking for food vendors to participate in the annual Houby Day celebration and parade that will be held September 29th through October 2. This year’s… Read more »

Cicero Arrests

Cicero Arrests

Off-duty state trooper car jacked Monday, 2 suspects arrested, 3rd arrested Tuesday Monday night following a standoff at his home. On Monday, an off-duty state trooper (female) was car jacked… Read more »

How the U.S.-Mexico Border Became Militarized

How the U.S.-Mexico Border Became Militarized

by Daniel Nardini The blockading of the U.S.-Mexico border was a relatively recent phenomenon. From 1848 until 1969 (121 years), the border between Mexico and the United States was a… Read more »

The Unwanted Border Wall

The Unwanted Border Wall

by Daniel Nardini Whatever decisions are being made either in Washington, D.C., or on the Donald Trump presidential campaign trail, there is no question that the idea of a border… Read more »

Why the Cuban Adjustment Act is Still Needed

Why the Cuban Adjustment Act is Still Needed

by Daniel Nardini Nine foreign ministers in Central and South America sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama stating that the Cuban Adjustmen Act should be rescinded and that… Read more »

Bringing Separated Families Together

Bringing Separated Families Together

by Daniel Nardini One of the great tragedies of the current immigration system is that families who have one parent who is undocumented and unable to attain legal status may… Read more »