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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Zac Clingenpeel

Isaac Bucio, who plays Jesus Christ, acts as if he is crucified during Via Crucis on the field of St. Procopius Catholic Church in Pilsen, Friday morning, April 2, 2021. The annual Via Crucis is a Good Friday tradition that reenacts the Stations of the Cross, a Catholic devotion that recounts Jesus’ passion and death.
La Voz Chicago
La pandemia no pudo impedir que Pilsen celebrara el Vía Crucis
Este año, San Procopio ha revivido el Vía Crucis de Pilsen, una celebración viviente que ha sido un elemento básico en la comunidad católica de Pilsen durante 44 años.
By Zac Clingenpeel
 
Isaac Bucio, who plays Jesus Christ, acts as if he is crucified during Via Crucis on the field of St. Procopius Catholic Church in Pilsen, Friday morning, April 2, 2021. The annual Via Crucis is a Good Friday tradition that reenacts the Stations of the Cross, a Catholic devotion that recounts Jesus’ passion and death.
Chicago
Pilsen church celebrates scaled-down living way of the cross
This year, St. Procopius has brought back Pilsen Via Crucis, a living way of the cross celebration that has been a staple in the catholic Pilsen community for 44 years.
By Zac Clingenpeel
 
A wind farm silhouetted by a setting sun.
Business
Illinois lawmakers push for more union jobs in renewable energy industry
The Climate Union Jobs Act aims to increase union work and diversity in the wind and solar energy fields.
By Zac Clingenpeel
 
Volumes Bookcafe is closing its storefront in Wicker Park. Its last day will be Saturday, March 27, 2021, though the online store will continue. The owners hope to find a new location.
Wicker Park
Bookstore owners seeking new home in Wicker Park: ‘We will be back’
Another small business, Volumes Bookcafe, is shutting down after taking a big hit from the pandemic. The storefront’s last day is Saturday, though web sales will continue.
By Zac Clingenpeel
 
U.S. Representative Jesús “Chuy” Garcia speaks to Chicago labor leaders about the PRO Act, which passed in the House March 9.
Business
Lawmakers, Chicago unions support Amazon workers’ union vote in Alabama
U.S. Reps. Jesús “Chuy” Garcia and Jan Schakowsky joined union workers outside Amazon’s Chicago office to voice support for an ongoing union vote among workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.
By Zac Clingenpeel
 
Renowned Chicago blues guitarist Dion Payton performs live.
Obituaries
Dion Payton, legendary Chicago underground blues guitarist, dead at 70
His style, talent and personality inspired many musicians; his 43rd Street Blues Band was a regular at the Kingston Mines.
By Zac Clingenpeel
 
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Chicago
Chicago Loop Alliance plans to increase pedestrian traffic with summer programs
The Chicago Loop Alliance held their annual meeting Tuesday, where they announced plans to aid economic recovery in Chicago with several cultural events in the Loop set to begin this summer.
By Zac Clingenpeel
 
Maurice Granton Sr. outside of City Hall near the corner of Randolph and LaSalle streets on Monday, March 22, 2021.
City Hall
Father of police shooting victim pleads with city for answers
Maurice Granton Sr. has yet to hear from the city whether video recordings of the 2018 shooting of his son demonstrate police misconduct.
By Zac Clingenpeel
 
Zana Marino, an End Illinois Prison Lockdown Coalition member, holds a list of demands for Gov. J.B. Pritzker outside the James R. Thompson Center in the Loop, Friday morning, March 12, 2021.
Chicago
Prisoner advocates demand end to lockdowns in Illinois prisons
The End Illinois Prison Lockdown Coalition also celebrated meeting two of its major goals this Friday: getting the Criminal Justice Omnibus Bill passed and ensuring prisoners can get COVID-19 vaccines.
By Zac Clingenpeel