• Newsletters
  • Become a member
  • NEWS & INVESTIGATIONS
    • News & Politics
    • Investigations
    • En español
  • CITY LIFE
    • Agenda: Things to do
    • Out Here
    • Shop Local
    • Street View
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: City Life
    • Best of Chicago: Buy Local
    • Best of Chicago: Cannabis
    • Best of Chicago: Sports & Recreation
  • COLUMNS & OPINION
    • Anthony Ehlers: On Prisons
    • Deanna Isaacs: On Culture
    • Ben Joravsky: On Politics
    • The Ben Joravsky Show
    • Dan Savage: Savage Love
    • Opinion
    • Podcasts
      • The Ben Joravsky Show
      • Chicago Queer & Now
  • MUSIC
    • Music Features
      • How punk adopted the Godfather of Gore
    • Chicagoans of Note
    • Gossip Wolf
    • The Listener
    • The Secret History of Chicago Music
    • Music Reviews
    • Concert Previews
    • Early Warnings
    • Music listings community calendar
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: Music & Nightlife
  • ARTS & CULTURE
    • Features
    • Theater
    • Dance
    • Visual arts
    • Book reviews
    • Ghost Light by Kerry Reid
    • Arts listings community calendar
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: Arts & Culture
    • Poetry Corner
  • FILM
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Small Screen
    • Archives
  • FOOD & DRINK
    • The Food Issue
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Monday Night Foodball
    • Best of Chicago: Food & Drink
    • The Drinks Issue (2021)
  • READER
    • About
    • — Reader Updates
    • — Contact
    • — Staff
    • — Careers
    • Newsletters
    • Advertise
    • Donate
    • Become a member
    • Nonprofit Guide
    • Reader 50
    • Reader events
      • Monday Night Foodball
    • Contests
    • Reader Store
    • Classifieds
      • Matches
    • Archives
    • Find a print copy
      • Distribution map and information
      • Print subscriptions
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Skip to content
Chicago Reader

Chicago Reader

Chicago’s alternative nonprofit newsroom

Become a member
  • »
  • 2023 Chicago Police District Councils Voter Guide
  • Latest issue
  • Year in Review ’22
  • The People Issue
  • Reader 50
  • Contests
  • Reader Store
  • En español
  • Advertise
Home » Belmont Cragin

Tag: Belmont Cragin

Posted inAgenda

Murals, clothing swap, Ochin Pahki, and more

by Micco Caporale September 25, 2022September 25, 2022

Today’s the final day to throw down on a community mural going up in Belmont Cragin. Hades Underworld Tattoo Studio and AnySquared Projects invite volunteers to join them for a cookout and live mural painting at 5034 W. Armitage. Meet neighbors and learn more about the area’s history. Hours have varied daily, but painting should […]

Posted inNews & Politics

One murder, four years, no answers

by Maya Dukmasova May 12, 2020August 18, 2021

A mother takes to podcasting wondering if CPD did “a cover-up or are they just this damn incompetent?”

Posted inFood & Drink

Morena’s Kitchen is Dominican food for the soul

by Mike Sula February 13, 2018August 18, 2021

The pica pollo at this tiny Belmont Cragin storefront gives a reason to get up in the morning

Posted inBlogs

Belmont Cragin residents are fearful after ICE agents shoot a neighbor

by Alex V. Hernandez March 29, 2017August 18, 2021

There are many questions and few answers after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot a 53-year-old man in his home Monday morning.

Posted inBlogs

Kim Foxx makes big change days after being sworn in as Cook County state’s attorney, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 16, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a CNBC host and entrepreneur has purchased a majority stake in Bow Truss coffee.

Posted inBlogs

Dennis Hastert gets 15 months in prison, confesses to molestation, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd April 28, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Chicago Public Schools might cancel finals if the teachers strike.

Posted inBlogs

One primary race could be key to Illinois’s budget crisis, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 25, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, body of missing tourist from London found on top of retired Metra train, and Hugh Hefner fights CPS budget cuts to his high school with donation.

Posted inArts & Culture

There’s sadism aplenty in La Casa de Bernarda Alba

by Chloe Riley May 6, 2015August 18, 2021

Aguijón Theater’s dreamlike staging of Federico García Lorca’s La Casa de Bernarda Alba is worth the trek.

Will Guzzardi is challenging state rep Toni Berrios—for the second time—in a district that includes parts of Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Belmont Cragin, and Portage Park.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Has challenger Will Guzzardi made northwest-side state rep Toni Berrios more progressive?

by Ben Joravsky February 27, 2014August 18, 2021

How challenger Will Guzzardi made northwest-side state rep Toni Berrios more progressive

Get our free daily newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday. Dive into our most recent stories and exclusive insights from our editors and staff.

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Best of Chicago 2021

About the Chicago Reader
Reader Staff
Reader Careers
Freelance Information
Contact Us

Become a member
Donate

Advertise

Submit/promote your event

Find the Paper
Subscribe
Shop the Reader Store
Contests/Giveaways/Promotions

Reader Classifieds

Reader Matches

Chicago Reader Nonprofit Guide

Get our free newsletters

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

© 2023 Chicago Reader. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic