After nearly two decades in Chicago, Silverio Villegas González returned to Michoacán in a coffin. His death at the hands of ...

Judith Landeros is 35 and has lived in Cicero for almost all of her life. Cicero’s rail yards, factories and warehouses — with names like Kropp Forge, Corey Steel and Koppers — have been around for so ...

Roberto is a 17-year-old resident of Cicero, Illinois, who is on track to graduate after this summer and will be the first in his family to earn a high school diploma. His mother describes Roberto, ...

In this bilingual collaboration with ¿Qué pasa, Midwest?, we explore how the Latinx community in Cicero and Berwyn practice their first amendment right to free speech and whether this right is ...

This summer, after a century of history, fine steaks and community, the Klas Restaurant on Cermak was demolished, and I can’t help but feel that a piece of Cicero went down with it. With its ornate ...

In mid-January, at a non-descript YMCA in Berwyn, a secret meeting was held by the publicly-traded chemicals company Koppers and a group of seven elected officials and employees of the nearby village ...

Original reporting took place in March 2025 and mentions have been updated as the publishing of this version from “Alderman-elect” to “Alderman” to reflect the swearing in of the now current Alderman ...

Over the past decade, the Koppers coal tar plant, situated on the border of the town of Cicero and the village of Stickney, has been flagged for more than 50 violations of state environmental laws.

Small businesses have relied more on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic to continue to sell and promote their products. One baker, formerly from Cicero, reached the highlight of her career, ...

Although the pandemic has altered everyday life and changed monumental highlights for youth such as attending prom or crossing the graduation stage, these students, now high school graduates, have ...

From the exterior, the new Morton District 201 office building stands out with its tall glass windows and modern architecture. The building, located on the corner of 58th Ave and Cermak Road, just a ...

During last year’s holiday season, Family Focus, an organization located in Cicero dedicated to family advocacy, gave grocery gift cards to recent arrivals. The intention behind the gift cards was to ...