Latino Voices
Thursdays at 5:30 pm
Latino Voices
Nonprofit Helps Chicago Restaurant Entrepreneurs Serve Up Success
DishRoulette Kitchen offers free classes and support to restaurant entrepreneurs. The mission is to share information about how to start, run and scale up restaurant businesses in ways that make sense for entrepreneurs.
Read more > Latino Voices
Twists on Traditional Tropical Music for Hispanic Heritage Month
It’s getting to the time of year when people in Chicago start thinking about spending time someplace a little warmer — a tropical island, perhaps? If that’s where your head is, music journalist Sandra Treviño is right there with you.
Read more > Black Voices
Wednesdays at 5:30 pm
Black Voices
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Oct. 4, 2023 - Full Show
The Bring Chicago Home proposal raises tensions in a City Council hearing. Reaction to a plan to convert a Park District fieldhouse into a migrant shelter. And the Chicago native behind the new series “Young Love.”
Read more > Black Voices
Alderman, Residents Push Back on City Plan to House Migrants at Amundsen Park Field House
It marked the latest in a series of contentious community meetings across the city as officials work to find housing for the influx of thousands of migrants being sent from the southern border.
Read more > Latino Voices
Chicago-Based Research Initiative Wants to Provide Data and Insight Around a Growing Latino Population
The goal of the Latino Research Initiative is to become a data hub for community groups, policy-makers and others.
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With DACA Again Under Threat, Recipients and Families Express Confusion and Fear
It is expected the final decision on DACA’s future will lie in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court – that would be the third time DACA has come before the high court since it was instituted by executive order during the Obama administration in 2012.
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Get the Hispanic Heritage Month Party Moving with Cumbia Music. Here’s Some Picks
It’s the second week of Hispanic Heritage Month, so it’s time to kick the party into high gear with some truly celebratory music. Music journalist Sandra Treviño says one of the best ways she knows to get people on the dance floor is with the sounds of cumbia.
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New MCA Exhibition Examines the Social and Political Issues of the Puerto Rican Community Through Art
Featuring 18 artists of diverse mediums, the goal of the exhibition is to address the social and political issues that the Puerto Rican community faces — from housing discrimination and migration to bilingual education and health care issues.
Read more > Black Voices
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Sept. 29, 2023 - Full Show
Two major health issues in the Black community: treating prostate cancer and preventing suicide. The city’s new top cop on accountability. And taking the Major Taylor Trail to wellness.
Read more > Black Voices
Chicago Author Wants Black Women to ‘Stop Waiting for Perfect’ – and Thrive
Perfectionism might sound like a good thing, but in practice, it can perform more like procrastination – and waiting for perfect scenarios can prevent us from getting the credit and success we deserve.
Read more > Black Voices
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Sept. 22, 2023 - Full Show
Chicago gets closer to having a new top cop. Helping communities find healthy food options. And how to stop waiting for perfect with the author of this week’s book club pick.
Read more > Black Voices
Chicago Food Pantries Report Stark Increase in Food Insecurity Amid Inflation, Decreased Federal Assistance
With inflation on the rise, and federal pandemic assistance expiring, food pantries and distributors say food insecurity across the city is spiking.
Read more > Support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES is provided by Allstate and Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.
Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
Additional support is provided by Lloyd A. Fry Foundation and Julian Grace Foundation.
Lead support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES is provided by Fifth Third Bank.
Additional support is provided by Allstate, Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Julian Grace Foundation, Gertrude Dyane and James H. Wooten, Jr., and Drs. Ian and Tristé Smith.
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Latino Voices
Saturdays at 6 pm
Black Voices
Sundays at 6 pm
Latino Voices
Nonprofit Helps Chicago Restaurant Entrepreneurs Serve Up Success
DishRoulette Kitchen offers free classes and support to restaurant entrepreneurs. The mission is to share information about how to start, run and scale up restaurant businesses in ways that make sense for entrepreneurs.
Read more > Black Voices
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Oct. 4, 2023 - Full Show
The Bring Chicago Home proposal raises tensions in a City Council hearing. Reaction to a plan to convert a Park District fieldhouse into a migrant shelter. And the Chicago native behind the new series “Young Love.”
Read more > Latino Voices
Twists on Traditional Tropical Music for Hispanic Heritage Month
It’s getting to the time of year when people in Chicago start thinking about spending time someplace a little warmer — a tropical island, perhaps? If that’s where your head is, music journalist Sandra Treviño is right there with you.
Read more > Black Voices
Alderman, Residents Push Back on City Plan to House Migrants at Amundsen Park Field House
It marked the latest in a series of contentious community meetings across the city as officials work to find housing for the influx of thousands of migrants being sent from the southern border.
Read more > Latino Voices
Celebrate Latino-Owned Businesses During Latin Restaurant Weeks, Oct. 6-20
If you’re looking for delicious ways to enjoy Latin American culture this Hispanic Heritage Month, you’ve got two weeks coming up that will fit the bill. From Oct. 6-20, participating Latino-owned restaurants throughout Chicago are offering special menus to celebrate the cuisines of Latin America.
Read more > Black Voices
‘Young Love’ Series Portrays West Side Family’s Modern-Day Life in Chicago
Chicago native Matthew A. Cherry expanded on his Academy Award-winning short film “Hair Love” by creating “Young Love,” an animated series featuring a family living on the West Side of Chicago.
Read more > Support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES is provided by Allstate and Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.
Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
Additional support is provided by Lloyd A. Fry Foundation and Julian Grace Foundation.
Lead support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES is provided by Fifth Third Bank.
Additional support is provided by Allstate, Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Julian Grace Foundation, Gertrude Dyane and James H. Wooten, Jr., and Drs. Ian and Tristé Smith.
