Yearly Archives: 2017
Chicago Public Schools Opens Applications for the 2018-19 School Year on GoCPS
Beginning this week, Chicago families can apply to schools for the 2018-19 academic year using GoCPS, the district’s new online application platform to simplify the process, as well as make… Read more
Rally ‘Chicago is not our sanctuary’
Caption by Ashmar Mandou Representatives of the Organized communities Against Deportations (OCAD) and Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) blocked traffic outside of City Hall Tuesday afternoon with life size art… Read more
Around Town
Compiled by Ashmar Mandou Chicago Architecture Foundation The Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Open House Chicago is a free public festival that offers behind-the-scenes access to more than 200 buildings across Chicago…. Read more
CPS Forms Near South Community Steering Committee
Chicago Public Schools announced that it has taken the next step in the process to expand high-quality neighborhood school options for the near south community by bringing together a group… Read more
Congratulations to Tony Diaz
A big congratulations are in order to our very own Lawndale Bilingual News family member Tony Diaz who participated in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 8th…. Read more
‘Abuelita’ Ramirez Receives Good News in Legal Battle Against ICE
By: Ashmar Mandou “Abuelita” Genoveva Ramirez appeared at her first court hearing on Tuesday morning at Dirksen Federal Building following the lawsuit she has brought against the Department of Homeland… Read more
Nuevo Reporte: La Creciente Población Latina Necesita Más Recursos Educativos y Económicos
Por Ashmar Mandou Los miembros del Concilio del Caucus Latino de la Ciudad de Chicago; Ric Estrada, Presidente y CEO de Metropolitan Family Services; José Miguel Acosta-Córdova, Investigador Asistente de… Read more
Rally ‘Chicago no es nuestro santuario’
Pie de Foto por Ashmar Mandou Representantes de Comunidades Unidas Contra las Deportaciones (OCAD) y Black Youth Project 100 (BY100) bloquearon el tráfico fuera de la Alcaldía el martes por… Read more
Las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago Abren Solicitudes para el Año Escolar 2018-19 en GoCPS
A partir de esta semana, las familias de Chicago pueden solicitar el ingreso a escuelas para el año académico 2018-19 utilizando GoCPS, la plataforma de solicitud en línea del distrito,… Read more
There Will Be No Wall
by Daniel Nardini When Republicans demanded that the U.S.-Mexico border be virtually militarized, then U.S. President Bill Clinton more than doubled the U.S. Border Patrol and strengthened those parts of… Read more »