Latino Voices
Saturdays at 6:00 pm
Latino Voices
Celebrate Mexican Women in the Arts at Sor Juana Festival
The National Museum of Mexican Art launched its annual Sor Juana Festival, an event series featuring Mexican and Mexican-American artists. The festival’s name honors 17th century Mexican nun, mathematician, writer and activist Sor Juana Ines de La Cruz.
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Latino Voters Overlooked by Campaigns Could Swing Mayoral Election
Latino voters could be the crucial swing vote that decides who will be Chicago’s next mayor, but according to a recent poll, many Latinos said they haven’t heard from either of the candidates ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election.
Read more > Black Voices
Saturdays at 6:30 pm
Black Voices
Engaging Chicago’s Young Voters Ahead of Election Day
According to the Chicago Board of Elections, only 3% of voters ages 18 to 24 voted in the Feb. 28 Chicago municipal election.
Read more > Black Voices
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, April 1, 2023 - Full Show
Engaging the city’s youngest voters ahead of the mayoral election. Cash payments for Evanston’s reparations program. A local author traces her lineage back to Benjamin Banneker. And Glencoe's once-thriving Black community.
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Latino Voices
Shop Alongside Alebrijes at North Riverside Park Mall
If you weren’t able to make it out to Cantigny Park last summer to see the “Creatures of a Dream World” exhibition of alebrijes, good news! Twenty of those super-sized sculptures have traveled to the North Riverside Park Mall.
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Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, March 25, 2023 - Full Show
Little Village residents are on high alert after two women are found dead. The toll of COVID-19 three years later. Alebrijes sculptures on the move. And medical students find their match.
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How Illinois’ New Paid Leave Law Might Impact the Latino Workforce in Chicago
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill requiring employers to offer workers a minimum of five days of paid time off. One hour of paid leave is earned for every 40 hours worked.
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Illinois Tops Nation in Applications for Student Loan Debt Relief
Millions applied for student loan forgiveness before President Joe Biden’s plan was put on hold amid legal challenges. The forgiveness plan’s fate is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, which just heard arguments on the case.
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As Golden Gloves Tournament Turns 100, ‘70s-Era Boxing Champs Look Back at Knockout Careers
This year, Tim Adams and Frank Smith will be inducted into the Chicago Golden Gloves Hall of Fame as the tournament marks 100 years since the Chicago Tribune sponsored the first competition in 1923.
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Exonerated Police Torture Survivors Continue to Pursue Certificates of Innocence in 1994 Murder Conviction
In 1994, brothers Sean Tyler and Reginald Henderson were convicted of murder after being tortured into false confessions. They were exonerated in 2021 after serving more than 25 years in prison.
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Chicago Park District Wants Teens for ‘Perfect Job’ This Summer
The Chicago Park District is offering teenagers a chance to work where they play this summer in seasonal positions like recreation leaders, lifeguards and junior laborers.
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‘Proximity’ Takes on Modern Topics at Lyric Opera
“Proximity” comprises performances about the search for connection in a tech-dominated world, humanity’s fraught stewardship of the environment and the impact of gun violence in cities and communities.
Read more > Support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES is provided by Allstate and The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.
The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
Additional support is provided by The Field Foundation of Illinois, 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, The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust, The Field Foundation of Illinois, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Julian Grace Foundation, Gertrude Dyane and James H. Wooten, Jr., and The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation.
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Latino Voices
Saturdays at 6 pm
Black Voices
Sundays at 6 pm
Latino Voices
Latino Voters Overlooked by Campaigns Could Swing Mayoral Election
Latino voters could be the crucial swing vote that decides who will be Chicago’s next mayor, but according to a recent poll, many Latinos said they haven’t heard from either of the candidates ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election.
Read more > Black Voices
Engaging Chicago’s Young Voters Ahead of Election Day
According to the Chicago Board of Elections, only 3% of voters ages 18 to 24 voted in the Feb. 28 Chicago municipal election.
Read more > Latino Voices
Latino Voters Overlooked by Campaigns Could Swing Mayoral Election
Latino voters could be the crucial swing vote that decides who will be Chicago’s next mayor, but according to a recent poll, many Latinos said they haven’t heard from either of the candidates ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election.
Read more > Black Voices
‘Glencoe’s Black Heritage’ Uncovers History of Shrinking Black Community in North Shore Suburb
A new exhibit from the Glencoe Historical Society explores the town’s beginnings as an unusually integrated community and takes a stark look at how the Black members of that community were pushed out.
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Latino Voices
‘90s-Era Golden Gloves Champ Puts the Fight Into His Business
Three-time Golden Gloves champion Jorge Pacheco became dedicated to boxing as a teenager. He now applies lessons learned in the ring to his business.
Read more > Black Voices
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, April 1, 2023 - Full Show
Engaging the city’s youngest voters ahead of the mayoral election. Cash payments for Evanston’s reparations program. A local author traces her lineage back to Benjamin Banneker. And Glencoe's once-thriving Black community.
Read more > Support for CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES is provided by Allstate and The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.
The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
Additional support is provided by The Field Foundation of Illinois, 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, The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust, The Field Foundation of Illinois, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Julian Grace Foundation, Gertrude Dyane and James H. Wooten, Jr., and The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation.
