By Jaylene Rodriguez In April of 2020, Illinois extended its mandated statewide school closure through the remainder of the 2019–20 school year just shortly after the CDC declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Chicago Public Schools quickly had to shift its approach to implement online curriculum and accommodate its students. CPS managed…

By Jaylene Rodriguez Little Village resident and faith-based organizer Dolores Castañeda detailed her community’s ongoing frustrations with booking appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine. “I recently observed a facility where they were helping individuals schedule appointments and they were not following guidelines. No social distancing, they weren’t disinfecting the seats where…

President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” legislation into law on March 16th 2021, providing millions of Americans with crucial economic relief. The 10.1 million unemployed being the most vulnerable and in dire need of this stimulus. In 2020 of last year, America saw an unemployment increase…

In just the first three months of 2021 Chicago has experienced 24 percent of 2020’s 1,417 vehicular hijackings. Data pulled from the Chicago City Data Portal reports 336 total vehicular carjackings through Feb. 27th this year. In just January alone, the city witnessed a 183 percent increase, CPD reported 218…

Major League Baseball announced on July 9th, 2020 that a full 162-game agenda for the 2021 season was expected. On Feb. 1st, 2021 MLB reinforced this by releasing a statement instructing that all 30 Major League Clubs report to spring training on time, opening day will be April 1st. This…

MLB ranked the 2016 Chicago Cubs as the third-best World Series championship squad in the last 25 years. Breaking a 108-year drought, the build-up to the magic of the 2016 team was also greatly reflected in their fan’s home game attendance. Before 2016, the Cubs had not won a World…

By Vladimir Guzman, Thomas Peters, and Jaylene Rodriguez Little Village in the South Lawndale neighborhood is a dense community with over 70,000 residents. Over 80% of these residents are of Mexican descent, the neighborhood has long served as a port of entry for immigrants. The neighborhood is culturally significant to…