Ilustración por Alyssa Chau Español Lugares donde los residentes de Cicero y Berwyn pueden obtener comida gratis: Edición 2026 Este reportaje se realizó en colaboración con Cicero Independiente. Traducido por Gisela Orozco. Dese hacia abajo hasta el final para descargar e imprimir la guía con la lista de la despensa de alimentos y llevarla contigo a donde vayas. En 2020, publicamos una lista de despensas locales de alimentos donde By Natalia Madrigal • 8 min read
Illustration by Alyssa Chau Food Access Here's Where Cicero and Berwyn Residents Can Get Free Food: 2026 Edition This story was produced in collaboration with Cicero Independiente. Scroll to the end to download and print your Food Pantry list guide to take on the go with you. In 2020, we published a list of local food pantries where residents could receive free food as need grew during the By Natalia Madrigal • 7 min read
SNAP As SNAP Benefits Are Cut, Food Pantries Face Greater Demand This story was produced in collaboration with Cicero Independiente. For the last four years, Jose Juarez and his family have visited the Cicero-Berwyn-Stickney Food Pantry every other week to help feed himself and his five children. Juarez cites his consistent decrease in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits By Georgia Rau • 10 min read
Workforce Development On the West Side, the Farm Is the Classroom Two West Side agriculture programs show how paid work, responsibility and belief in young people can widen the futures they imagine By NaBeela Washington • 7 min read
Illustration: Alex Kraus/15 West Environment From Vacant Lots to Gardens of Resistance Communities across Chicago and its suburbs are joining cities nationwide in rewriting the narrative around food access and green space. Residents are turning abandoned lots into vibrant spaces for growing food, building community, and practicing resistance. By Liana Ordoñez • 4 min read
