You can’t beat Chicago’s heat right now, but here’s some more hot stuff for you to enjoy! “A Dreamhouse of Our Own: an Examination of Dolls, Play, and Queer Identity”Ongoing: Wed-Thu 6-9 PM, Fri noon-4 PM, Sat 10 AM-4 PM, Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, 6500 N. Clark, second floor, gerberhart.org Exhibit opening cocktail reception and […]
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Little Village farming, Kyiv City Ballet, Tone Deaf anniversary, and more
All hands on deck! Little Village Environmental Justice Organization is hosting a volunteer day at their farm site (31st and Albany). From 8 AM-noon, they’re inviting people to spend some time getting to know them and the land. What a great way to soak up the last of the season’s sunshine, right? Be sure to […]
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Una promesa que vale cumplir
Un entrenador de fútbol juvenil comparte sus experiencias en Douglass Park
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Cook County Uncovered: the Board of Review
A look at Cook County’s property tax appeals board
Posted inArts & Culture
Sweat equity, radical politics, and gentrification
Before Pilsen welcomed gallery spaces and Little Village became La Villita, the city’s Mexican population fought to make their voices heard and for places to live. Georgetown University historian Mike Amezcua chronicles this decades-long struggle in his compelling Making Mexican Chicago: From Postwar Settlement to the Age of Gentrification, published in February by University of […]
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Best new artist-run project space
In August 2021, the new art gallery Ruschwoman announced its arrival with the group exhibition “Speculative Magenta Hauntology.” The lead image in the exhibition was by the late artist Chiara Fumai. In the photo, titled Annie Jones Reads Valerie Solanas, Fumai was dressed as the famed bearded woman Annie Jones; behind her, large, bold letters […]
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DIY versus development, international edition
Chicago cultural space La Casa del Inmigrante and Mexico City anarchist library Biblioteca Social Reconstruir bond against a common enemy.
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Elsa Muñoz undrowns her community with every painting
Raised in Little Village, the painter creates quiet art to process grief.
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‘He’s a real one’
Chuy Garcia’s first term in Congress earns progressive accolades, honorary Squad membership
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A challenging and memorable bike ride around Chicago’s exact city limits
Cycling, sightseeing, and snacking from Rogers Park to Edison Park, Mount Greenwood to Hegewisch
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La Armada transform adversity into community
Anticolonialist hardcore band La Armada discuss their journey from the Dominican Republic to Chicago and the inspiration behind their new EP series, Songs of the Exiled.
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‘The Last Judgment’ brings catharsis to Little Village
Artist Adela Goldbard draws from Mexican traditions to address issues in the neighborhood today.
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Community gardens beautify urban space, but some seek to transform urban society
Community organizers connect politics with plant care.
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Landlords for rent control? You heard that right
Little Village property owners are seeing benefits in a new proposed state senate bill.