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Home » Archives for F. Amanda Tugade

Author Archives: F. Amanda Tugade

Posted inNews & Politics

Breaking the cycle

by F. Amanda Tugade May 12, 2021August 18, 2021

For three decades, the city has failed to cope with the loss of mental health clinics. The pandemic revealed the wounds of this disinvestment.

Posted inNews & Politics

How does the city budget work?

by Grace Del Vecchio, Kelly Garcia, Corli Jay, F. Amanda Tugade and City Bureau October 20, 2020August 18, 2021

A guide to who holds the power and purse strings when it comes to Chicago’s money

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicago’s budget crisis, explained

by Grace Del Vecchio, Kelly Garcia, Corli Jay, F. Amanda Tugade and City Bureau October 20, 2020August 18, 2021

Budget season is here but it’s more dogged than usual. How will the city recover from a nearly billion-dollar budget gap?

Posted inNews & Politics

Communing with cannabis—underground

by F. Amanda Tugade December 20, 2019August 18, 2021

Even with legalization right around the corner, these women of color in Chicago feel safest creating spaces for weed-infused activities on their own terms.

Posted inMusic

The gospel according to Mama Lou

by F. Amanda Tugade October 9, 2019August 18, 2021

Lou Della Evans-Reid spent nearly 40 years as minister of music for Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, but even at age 89 this gospel trailblazer isn’t done spreading the good news.

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