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How to access food benefits programs and free groceries in Chicago

Chicagoans can access free food through food stamps and local food pantries, but eligibility requirements vary. Here’s how you can get food regardless of your immigration or citizenship status in Chicago.

Katrina PhamOctober 17, 2023

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As Told To Visuals

Sheltered in a Chicago Fieldhouse, Migrants Dream of Better Future

Inside a temporary shelter in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, six migrant families share their memories of home, hopes for the future and what it is like living in tight quarters with 200 people.

Efrain SorianoAugust 30, 2023

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Arts & Culture

How Chicago’s All-Women Mariachi Group Is Embracing Their Roots — And Bucking Tradition

Despite lukewarm feelings about the genre as a child, Mariachi Sirenas cofounder Ibet Herrera helped form Chicago’s first all-women mariachi band. The group has fostered a sisterhood of talented musicians while honoring their roots.

Maia McDonaldAugust 22, 2023

Photo courtesy of Center for Neighborhood Technology, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Environment Health

Inundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region

Throughout the Great Lakes region, archaic wastewater systems, crumbling infrastructure and segregated housing create a perfect storm of flooding vulnerability.

Kari LydersenAugust 3, 2023

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