Category: Community
Planning for the Future of Family Owned Businesses
As the owner of a privately owned family business, whether small or global, you have two responsibilities — protect your family and protect your business
Get Ready for Halloween
With Halloween weeks away, the planning for the festivities is already underway. Stores have filled aisles with Halloween candy and trinkets
CPS corruption demands for elected representative school board
Former Chicago Public School CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett was accused of mail and wire fraud on 20 accounts, that included helping steer more than $23 million worth of no-bid contracts
Day of the Dead in the City of Chicago
New this year, the National Museum of Mexican Art will be showcasing a city-wide Day of the Dead celebration
Cook County Board Recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month
Cook County Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr. successfully presented two resolutions that celebrate the contributions of Cook County’s Latino communities
Council progressives hold budget meetings to address city problems
Over 60 people gathered at the Copernicus Center last week in Jefferson Park to discuss a number of controversial city finance issues
Expanding healthcare access to undocumented immigrants
Over 500 residents, community and faith leaders as well as elected officials were gathered at the Pilsen church for the launch of the Healthy Illinois Campaign
Artist draws inspiration from Mexican spirit
This week EXTRA is profiling Luis DeLaTorre, an artist from the city’s Bridgeport neighborhood.
Mariachi & Tequila Festival
Mark your calendars for myhabanero.com’s Mariachi & Tequila Festival, which is set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 3
Chicago Museum Week in October
To celebrate the city’s outstanding cultural institutions, Museums in the Park, an association of museums on Chicago Park District land, will host Chicago’s inaugural Museum Week
Mexican Culture is…
EXTRA profiles members of Chicago’s Mexican community Laura Neira Age: 48 Where do you live?: Northwest Chicago, formerly from Monterrey, NL Mexico Tell EXTRA a little bit about yourself. […]
Chicago Celebrates Mexican Independence