Cycling, sightseeing, and snacking from Rogers Park to Edison Park, Mount Greenwood to Hegewisch
Tag: Brighton Park
Posted inNews & Politics
Wanna buy a plant?
Brighton Park prodigy Damiane Nickles has the goods. And the microgreens …
Posted inMusic
Mariachi Herencia de Mexico turns Chicago schoolkids into chart-busting stars
The Mariachi Heritage Foundation has partnered with CPS to create a student band that’s already played Kennedy Center, toured internationally, and opened for the likes of Lila Downs and Los Lobos.
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Tallying Chicago’s Trump votes ward by ward
The Donald did well among white voters and poorly among black voters, as he did nationally.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
For Latino activists, transportation justice means factoring in immigration and gentrification
Undocumented residents have special concerns, and infrastructure-related housing price spikes are a major issue.
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The gulf between Emanuel’s and Garcia’s most supportive neighborhoods
In last Tuesday’s first round, the mayor cruised in the easy-street wards.
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Clinton-era memos offer a trip through Mayor Rahm’s brain
Memos from his days as a President Clinton staffer show that Mayor Rahm has always been a calculating political operator.
Posted inNews & Politics
The trials of a neighborhood high school
Wells Community Academy in West Town has many problems—and some rare successes. Can it survive?