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Art

Anita Piotrowski Finally Gets to Be Seen

In retirement, she's become the artist she always was.

By NaBeela Washington • 7 min read

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De Terrenos Vacíos a Jardines de Resistencia

Las comunidades de Chicago y alrededores se unen a un movimiento nacional para reescribir la narrativa sobre el acceso a alimentos y espacios verdes. Residentes organizan recuperar terrenos abandonados y convertirlos en espacios vivos que cultivan alimentos y fortalecen comunidad.

By Liana Ordoñez • 4 min read

Sports

After Playoff Run, Chicago Winds Find New Talent for Year 2

The team proved women's tackle football has an eager audience in Chicago, and they're just getting started.

By Zoë Takaki • 6 min read

ICE

Chicago's Community Organizers Build Rapid Response Model as ICE Shifts Focus Nationwide

Community groups across Chicago are equipping residents with legal guides, know-your-rights trainings, and rapid response networks to protect immigrant families.

By Lauren Neher • 5 min read

Housing

We Are Here, pt. 2

In the second of three parts, a photo essay explores how Chicago's West Side communities insist on presence and dignity in the face of displacement, revealing the persistence of life where others see only absence.

By Genesis Falls • 5 min read

Accessibility

Austin station construction forces riders to walk extra block

Months of construction test commuters' patience as $25 million accessibility project continues

By Arturo Fernandez • 3 min read

Environment

Forgotten to flourishing: Heritage students transform school garden

Heritage Middle School students are learning that food doesn't just come from grocery stores; it grows from soil, seeds, and hard work in their seven-bed community garden.

By Maya Swan-Sullivan • 5 min read

Little Village

Grandma Irma's Cocina Feeds Everyone

After 36 years as a waitress, Irma Ceballos opened her own Mexican restaurant in Little Village, where family recipes and unconditional hospitality have made her a neighborhood pillar.

By NaBeela Washington • 5 min read

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