An ice cream store owner brings together Mexican flavors — and families — in Chicago’s Little Village
Azucar is a popular gathering place for immigrants looking for a taste of home.
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Light skin, blue eyes and born in Mexico: An artist shares what life is like with two nationalities
Natalie González is a Mexico-based artist and illustrator.
An organizer challenges the way we think about — and police — immigration today
Tania Unzueta is a fierce advocate for the rights of undocumented immigrants around the country.
Little Village’s first Mexican alderman on the neighborhood’s transformation over the decades
Earlier this year Jesús “Chuy” García scored a victory in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ lone Latinx-majority congressional seat.
Little Village speaks out: How the police gang database is impacting their community
Residents share their experiences with racial profiling and police brutality in Chicago.
Inside the Chicago Police Department’s ‘gang database’
The CPD keeps a database of suspected gang members that has been used to target undocumented immigrants in Chicago
A Little Village leader on neighborhood resilience and innovation
Fanny Diego-Alvarez was born in the state of Guerrero in Mexico and moved with her family to Little Village when she was six years old.
Viento: Running in Little Village
The running group has been bringing Mexican-American residents together for six years.
An artist shares his love for La Villita
From the traditional dances to the colorful murals, Little Village is all about art, says Omar Magana.
An avid runner on how she came to the United States
Faustina Montoya is from the Mexican state of Guerrero and has lived in Chicago for twenty-seven years.
The sweetest day
After Trump’s inauguration in 2017, some businesses along 27th Street in Chicago’s Little Village lost fifty percent of their sales.
For the head of Little Village’s business network, Trump’s immigration policies have meant disaster — and renewal
Jaime di Paulo is the executive director of the Little Village Chamber of Commerce. Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, di Paulo was recruited to come work with the thriving business community here.
A health advocate talks about growing up in Little Village and her memories of crossing the border as a child
Jimena Martinez migrated to the United States with her parents and two siblings when she was five years old.