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, ...

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.

Community members pay taxes to develop and improve aspects of the town, such as building a new park or paying for a police force. Town projects and services require funding and that funding comes ...

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 ...

For everything that Cicero is known for, being a hub for artists is probably not high on that list. Throughout my reporting work with youth, especially those interested in the arts, a recurring theme ...

What happened in Cicero on June 1 will forever be seared in the memories of those who witnessed them. The chaos that ensued led to violence, property damage, and further stoked racial tension in a ...

Flood prone Hoboken, New Jersey, has opened a play area for its youngest residents that also doubles as storage for stormwater runoff. This story is part of a collaborative reporting project led by ...

On June 1, Victor Cazares Jr. saw what was unfolding in Cicero and, his loved ones say, wanted to help his community. Unarmed, a few steps away from his apartment, Victor was shot in front of a corner ...

A new Amazon fulfillment center has opened in Cicero. The center is located at 1400 S Laramie Ave, and sits on two 575,000 square foot warehouses operated by Bridgeport 290. While supporters of the ...

Editor’s Note: Names that include an asterisk(*) are pseudonyms for sources due to fear of retaliation. For many parents, the Cicero School District 99 Board of Education meeting on April 10, 2024 was ...

This article was originally published by Borderless Magazine, we are republishing it as it is relevant to Cicero residents. The day before Independence Day, the summer sun beat down on dozens of ...