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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Jade Yan

We won’t have scenes like this from last year because the coronavirus pandemic means there’s no Chicago Pride Parade on the last Sunday of June as usual this year.
LGBTQIA+
Take a self-guided tour of 17 Chicago LGBTQ landmarks
You can move through this list to view some key places and events in the city’s LGBTQ+ communities and history.
By Clare Spaulding and Jade Yan
 
The corrugated iron wall that borders one side of the all-female graffiti artists’ space that artists Bel and Phina have created, as seen from the entrance at 2725 S. Sacramento Ave. in the shadows of the Cook County Jail.
Murals and Mosaics
2 Chicago graffiti artists create an all-female ‘space of our own’ in Little Village
In a male-dominated graffiti scene, artists Bel and Phina’s all-female graffiti-painting events have created a maze of murals in the alleys in the shadows of the Cook County Jail.
By Jade Yan
 
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown (second from left) attends an Aug. 20 press conference in Little Village.
Civil unrest
Chicago police bracing for weekend protests following Kenosha unrest
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said police “are hoping for peaceful protests but are preparing if agitators come in.”
By Jade Yan
 
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La Voz Chicago
Una organización ofrece servicios legales de inmigración gratuitos por internet
‘Inmigrantes Como Nosotros’ dice que hace “el 90% del trabajo que hacen los abogados” y no cobra por nada.
By Jade Yan
 
A person holding a smartphone looks through the Immigrants Like Us website.
Immigration
Nonprofit provides free online legal services on immigration issues
Immigrants Like Us says it will do “90% of work that lawyers do” — and won’t charge for anything. Co-founder Jonathan Petts said he wants to make immigration as accessible as possible.
By Jade Yan
 
University of Illinois Hospital
Health
University of Illinois Hospital nurses OK strike over patient loads
About 1,000 nurses voted Wednesday to authorize a strike.
By Jade Yan
 
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La Voz Chicago
Muralista de Chicago, Miguel del Real, se inspira en el arte nativoamericano, el arte mexicano y la caligrafía
El muralista y grafitero de 35 años llama a su trabajo “un buffet de lo que estuve expuesto” en su infancia y adolescencia en La Villita y Pilsen.
By Jade Yan
 
This tree on North Paulina Street in Lake View was split by Monday’s storm.
News
Trees: What to do after the storm hits
Chicagoans saw their trees uprooted, split in half, falling onto cars and houses. We gathered some information on what to do afterwards.
By Jade Yan
 
A group of around ten hikers climb up into a canyon
Entertainment and Culture
Outdoor Afro seeks ‘Black joy’ by finding sanctuary — and solace — in nature
“When people start to see themselves reflected outside, they feel more comfortable,” said one of the organization’s Chicago leaders, Christine Meissner. “We’re creating a network like a family.”
By Jade Yan