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Community Voice: An Interview Between Two Queer Youth in Cicero

Community Voice: An Interview Between Two Queer Youth in Cicero

LGBTQ+, YouthCicero IndependienteAugust 11, 2021community, Cicero, LGBTQ+, youth

Cicero Activists Launch Survey About COVID Relief Aid Spent on Police

Cicero Activists Launch Survey About COVID Relief Aid Spent on Police

Government, COVID-19, Accountability, ActivismJesus J. MonteroJuly 28, 2021Activism, COVID-19, CARES Act, police salaries, Cicero, Town of Cicero, relief aid

Morton Students Demand Protection for Undocumented Community in School District

Morton Students Demand Protection for Undocumented Community in School District

Activism, Education, ImmigrationLuis VelazquezJuly 14, 2021Santcuary City, Morton High School, Youth, Cicero, 2021, undocumented, immigration, activism

Community Leaders in Cicero Step Up to Address Vaccination Disparities

Community Leaders in Cicero Step Up to Address Vaccination Disparities

COVID-19, FeaturedAbel RodriguezJuly 6, 2021After COVID, COVID-19, Chicago Suburbs, Cicero, vac, vaccination, disparities

Cicero Spent Entire Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding On Police Payroll

Cicero Spent Entire Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding On Police Payroll

Government, Featured, InvestigativeJesus J. MonteroJuly 1, 2021COVID-19, Cicero, Cicero Police Department, CARES Act

Morton Students and Alumni Speak Out Against Gang Contracts at School Board Meeting

Morton Students and Alumni Speak Out Against Gang Contracts at School Board Meeting

Board Meetings, Education, ActivismIrene RomuloJune 16, 2021gang database, gang contract, District 201, Board Meetings

Know Your Rights: What to Do if You're a Student Facing School Discipline

Know Your Rights: What to Do if You're a Student Facing School Discipline

Featured, Investigative, EducationCicero IndependienteJune 2, 2021District 201, District 99

'Gang Contracts’ in Cicero and Berwyn Schools Raise Concerns About Criminalization of Youth

'Gang Contracts’ in Cicero and Berwyn Schools Raise Concerns About Criminalization of Youth

Investigative, Featured, EducationIrene RomuloMay 26, 2021Education, Educational Reporting, gang database, Cicero, Police, Cicero Police Department, Berwyn police Department, Morton, Morton East, Morton West, Morton Alternative, Youth

Community Voice: To the Black, Brown and Indigenous Mothers Who Have Lost a Child to the Violence of Policing

Community Voice: To the Black, Brown and Indigenous Mothers Who Have Lost a Child to the Violence of Policing

community voiceCicero IndependienteMay 10, 2021community, Cicero, Little Village, La Villita, Latinx, Adam, Adam Toledo, Police Violence

Mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Site Coming to Cicero on May 8

Mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Site Coming to Cicero on May 8

COVID-19Irene RomuloMay 5, 2021community, CIcero, Cicero, COVID-19, vaccine, Family Focus

Cicero Writer, Michelle Ramirez, Shares Her Story to Connect with Others

Cicero Writer, Michelle Ramirez, Shares Her Story to Connect with Others

Community Highlight, CommunityApril AlonsoApril 29, 2021Cicero, writers, community, Local Business, POC writers, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ writer

Cicero Writer, Jose Quinones, Shares His Story to Make Space For Other Queer Voices

Cicero Writer, Jose Quinones, Shares His Story to Make Space For Other Queer Voices

Community Highlight, CommunityApril AlonsoApril 29, 2021cicero, Cicero writers, Latinx, Latinx writers, POC, POC writers, LGBTQ+, community

Community Voice: “No matter what he was involved in, what time he was out, he shouldn’t have gotten killed.”

Community Voice: “No matter what he was involved in, what time he was out, he shouldn’t have gotten killed.”

community voice, opinionCicero IndependienteApril 22, 2021community, Adam Toledo, Little Village, Cicero, Latinx, CPD, Police killings, healing, reflection

Elections Are Over, Now What? Your Field Guide to Local Government

Elections Are Over, Now What? Your Field Guide to Local Government

Government, FeaturedCicero IndependienteApril 7, 2021Elections, Berwyn, government

Cicero District 99 Superintendent Rodolfo Hernandez Announces Retirement

Cicero District 99 Superintendent Rodolfo Hernandez Announces Retirement

District 99, Education, FeaturedIrene RomuloMarch 29, 2021cicero, District 99, Rodolfo Hernandez, Education

Community Voice: Cicero’s Local Guide to Grassroots Activism

Community Voice: Cicero’s Local Guide to Grassroots Activism

Activism, Community, community voiceGuest UserMarch 24, 2021grassroots, organizing, local organizations

Here Is Where You Can Get Vaccinated in Cicero and Berwyn

Here Is Where You Can Get Vaccinated in Cicero and Berwyn

COVID-19Michael IzquierdoMarch 19, 2021COVID-19, vaccine, 2021, Cicero, Berwyn

Using Murals to Celebrate Life in Cicero

Using Murals to Celebrate Life in Cicero

Community Highlight, CommunityJesus J. MonteroMarch 18, 2021murals, life, Youth, Victor Cazares Jr., Cicero

Cicero-raised Baker Makes Cookies for Celebrities

Cicero-raised Baker Makes Cookies for Celebrities

Community Highlight, Community, PeopleCicero IndependienteMarch 11, 2021community, DACA, Dreamer, Baker, Dulce Bella Sweets

Deadline Extended, Participate in Shaping Cicero’s Future

Deadline Extended, Participate in Shaping Cicero’s Future

Government, CommunityIrene RomuloMarch 8, 2021zoning, Cicero, community, 2021