Arts and Culture
The last time I heard Sandra Cisneros, she spoke, even she recognizes, from a place of anger. In her defense of American Dirt–a book she blurbed as...
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The annual Puerto Rican Fest returned richer than ever to Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood with celebratory piña coladas, bomba dancing, alcapurrias and everything red,...
Arts and Culture
Beloved Mexican singer Vicente Fernández, the king of ranchera music has died. He was 81. “Rest in Peace Mr. Vicente Fernández. We regret to...
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“She was a lonely woman,” said William Mendoza, producer/director of the Latin Heartbeat Orchestra, remembering his mother. “I would ask her how are you...
Arts and Culture
I’ve always viewed Rita Moreno as an iconic Puerto Rican actress who paved the way for so many Latinx artists that I admire. After...
Arts and Culture
“For some reason, this little song has united everyone,” musician Jose Feliciano recently told NBC’s “TODAY” show. “Nobody can get angry that you made...
Arts and Culture
By Brian Woodman Jr., CTLatinoNews.com Comic book artist and illustrator Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez posed for pictures and signed autographs for the crowd of adults and...
Immigration
On a cold October night in Chicago, Javier Collina searched for shelter after traveling for six weeks by foot, bus, truck, and train from...
Democracy
IL Latino News produces stories focused on the responses to the social determinants of health and democracy. 120 candidates filed petitions for Chicago’s newly-created District Council...