Intergenerational, Bilingual Group of Cicero & Berwyn Residents Team Up to Report on Environmental Concerns
Community, Environment, People, YouthEfrain Sorianofellows, fellowship, Youth, Cicero, Berwyn, journalism, photojournalism, environmental justice, community, intergenerational
Town of Cicero Public Works Department Quietly Removes 448 Trees Since 2020
Environment, Accountability, Community, GovernmentCicero Independienteenvironmental justice, environment, trees, cicero, green spaces, larry dominick, tree removal, industrial areas, industrial zones
Berwyn and Surrounding Community Uphold Solidarity for Racial Equity
Accountability, Government, Board Meetings, CommunityCicero IndependienteBerwyn, Goverment official, Sarah Lopez, Philipp Robbin, city contractor, racist slur, termination, 2022, Mayor Lovero, Berwyn Mayor, resignation, advocacy, racist comments, news, local news
Berwyn Residents’ Advocacy Leads to Firing of City of Employee Over Racist Comments But Some Say Further Action Needed
Accountability, Government, Board Meetings, CommunityCicero IndependienteBerwyn, Goverment official, Sarah Lopez, Philipp Robbin, city contractor, racist slur, termination, 2022, Mayor Lovero, Berwyn Mayor, resignation, advocacy, racist comments
Community Voice: LGBTQ Young People Deserve the Right to Thrive
How Two Years Of A Pandemic Sparked Action Among Cicero’s Essential Workers: “I Didn’t Feel Safe”
Activism, Community, COVID-19Ankur SinghCicero, pandemic, COVID-19, Essential Workers, worker rights, Labor Union, activism, worker strike, Bimbo Bakeries, Unity Jr High School, City View Multicare Center
Breakthru Beverage Workers Enter Third Week of Strike: “Our Spirits Are High”
ICE Continues to Target Illinois Families That Are Not Priorities for Deportation
Cicero Has Only Spent a Fraction of the $100,000 Available to Help Residents Pay Their Water Bills
Community, Accountability, GovernmentCicero IndependienteCicero, COVID-19, relief aid, water bill, bill assistance, community, aid, Larry Dominick
Big Mich Antojería: Cultivating a Special and Delicious Environment for Cicero
Get Your Seeds! Cicero Public Library opens ‘Seed Library’
Community Voice: Look Outside Your Window
Community, Environment, community voiceCicero Independientecommunity, nature, Environment, Environmental Justice, community voice, red hawks, bird species, Cicero, Berwyn, pandemic
Aging In the Shadows: A Crisis of Older Undocumented Immigrants Awaits Illinois
Community, ImmigrationCicero Independienteolder, elders, aging, older population, immigrants, undocumented immigrants, Cicero, Chicago, Injustice Watch, Illinois, Latinx community
Disrupting Suppression in Cicero and Berwyn: ‘Now's the time to pull up, now's the time to get involved’
Community, Activism, FeaturedApril AlonsoQue Pasa Midwest, Cicero, Berwyn, organizing, Town of Cicero, Larry Dominick, Berwyn Mayor, Robert Lovero, community, solidarity, power to the people, podcast, bilingual
Community Voice: Incorporate Black Voices in School Curriculum Throughout the Year
Cafeteria Workers at Morton West Want Better Pay: ‘Merecemos un salario justo’
Culture, Inequality and the Power of Photography, Why Three Youth are Pursuing Journalism
Community Leaders Get Candid About Sexual Health
Cicero Writer, Michelle Ramirez, Shares Her Story to Connect with Others
Cicero Writer, Jose Quinones, Shares His Story to Make Space For Other Queer Voices
