Welcome to Neighborhood Watch Illustration: Eleni Chapas/15 West Accessibility Organizers Work to Expand Disability Access on Chicago’s West Side After a new city report highlighted stark neighborhood inequities for Chicagoans with disabilities, local advocates say the work to make the city more accessible is far from finished. By Lauren Neher • 5 min read Illustration: Rae Rae Villarreal/15 West Sex Work Chicago never stopped policing “immoral” women A 2018 loitering law allows police to act on perceived intent, echoing Chicago’s early anti-vice crackdowns. By Aïcha Camara • 5 min read Illustration: Rae Rae Villarreal/15 West Oak Park Oak Park residents question wording of indoor pool referendum Ballot measure asks voters to approve $40 million in bonds, but does not mention that the Ridgeland Common outdoor pool would be replaced. By Georgia Rau • 5 min read Anita Piotrowski. | NaBeela Washington/15 West Art Anita Piotrowski Finally Gets to Be Seen In retirement, she's become the artist she always was. By NaBeela Washington • 7 min read The Little Village arch on 26th Street at sunset. | NaBeela Washington/15 West Little Village After Operation Midway Blitz, Little Village refuses to disappear Six months later, residents are still healing. But they're also organizing, shopping local, and refusing to be broken. By Alondra Carmona • 4 min read Community members take turns at a piñata during Ojala's Eid celebration. | Provided by Jordan Esparza-Kelley Faith How Ojala Foundation Is Building What Chicago's Latino Muslim Community Never Had What happens when a Latino Muslim community decides to build its own home and leaves the door open for others in the process. By Sumaiyya Siddiqi • 4 min read
Illustration: Eleni Chapas/15 West Accessibility Organizers Work to Expand Disability Access on Chicago’s West Side After a new city report highlighted stark neighborhood inequities for Chicagoans with disabilities, local advocates say the work to make the city more accessible is far from finished. By Lauren Neher • 5 min read
Illustration: Rae Rae Villarreal/15 West Sex Work Chicago never stopped policing “immoral” women A 2018 loitering law allows police to act on perceived intent, echoing Chicago’s early anti-vice crackdowns. By Aïcha Camara • 5 min read
Illustration: Rae Rae Villarreal/15 West Oak Park Oak Park residents question wording of indoor pool referendum Ballot measure asks voters to approve $40 million in bonds, but does not mention that the Ridgeland Common outdoor pool would be replaced. By Georgia Rau • 5 min read
Anita Piotrowski. | NaBeela Washington/15 West Art Anita Piotrowski Finally Gets to Be Seen In retirement, she's become the artist she always was. By NaBeela Washington • 7 min read
The Little Village arch on 26th Street at sunset. | NaBeela Washington/15 West Little Village After Operation Midway Blitz, Little Village refuses to disappear Six months later, residents are still healing. But they're also organizing, shopping local, and refusing to be broken. By Alondra Carmona • 4 min read
Community members take turns at a piñata during Ojala's Eid celebration. | Provided by Jordan Esparza-Kelley Faith How Ojala Foundation Is Building What Chicago's Latino Muslim Community Never Had What happens when a Latino Muslim community decides to build its own home and leaves the door open for others in the process. By Sumaiyya Siddiqi • 4 min read
