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Is there Filipino neighborhood in Chicago?
When Clarissa Aljentera wanted to teach her 6-year-old son about the impact of Filipinos in Chicago, she ended up in what ...
Chicago, always a sanctuary for the dispossessed
Chicago has always provided a place for the disenfranchised, whether from the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century, ...
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What Did You Think Of Chicago’s Latest Unofficial Neighborhood Map?
University of Chicago researchers asked Chicagoans to draw their neighborhood boundaries for a new map. Block Club reporters ...
Cats killed, 2 residents injured in Gage Park house fire: CFD
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two people are hospitalized and several cats died in a Southwest Side house fire Tuesday, Chicago fire ...
Kenwood apartment complex residents still displaced 2 years after fatal fire
The co-op building isn't fully equipped with fire sprinklers, leading to concerns about future fires, according to Erik Hoffer, executive director of the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory ...
‘Chicago has always been a city of immigrant workers’: Some Chicago businesses close their doors to protest immigration crackdown
A churro shop in Pilsen closed its doors Monday. So did a Mexican grocer in Chicago Heights. The owner of several Mexican ...
Point in Time census offers glimpse into suburban homelessness
La Grange-based BEDS Plus sent 22 volunteers to count and contact people experiencing homelessness in the west and southwest ...