Laura Rodríguez Presa – Page 13

Efren Monsalve, left, and Carlos Salazar with their cat, Katzel, on Oct. 10, 2024. When Salazar, of Venezuela, migrated to the U.S. on refugee status, Katzel wasn't allowed to travel with him. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Venezuelan refugees reunited with their cat, thanks to rescue group; ‘We couldn’t leave her as if she was a toy’

October 21, 2024 at 10:56 a.m.

They say love comes suddenly and unexpectedly, sometimes during the most tumultuous times in life, said Carlos Salazar, a native of Venezuela who now lives in Rogers Park. He met...

Peso Pluma performs at the United Center in Chicago on Oct. 5, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Peso Pluma plays a sold-out United Center after 2 canceled performances

October 9, 2024 at 11:20 a.m.

Fans at long last got a glimpse of Mexican superstar Peso Pluma in Chicago this past weekend, with him selling out both Saturday and Sunday night at the United Center...

Antonio Fenner, 48, cleans the sidewalk next to a mural of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, Toussaint L'Ouverture, and Jean-Jacques Dessalines outside Lior's Cafe in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Chicago on Sept. 19, 2024. Born in Haiti, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable is widely regarded as the first permanent resident of Chicago and has been given the title “Founder of Chicago.” Toussaint Louverture was a leader of the slave rebellion in Haiti and Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a leader of the Haitian revolution. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

In Chicago, a resilient and strong Haitian community celebrates its contributions to the city

September 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Although there have not been widespread reports of threats or harassment in Chicago, the community plans to show support for the Haitians in Ohio with a “Stop the Haitian Hate”...

Paula Lerma hangs Mexican flags along a fence while setting up for El Grito Chicago in Grant Park on Sept. 13, 2024. The two-day festival will celebrate Mexican Independence Day. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago prepares to embrace official Mexican Independence Day celebration downtown

September 14, 2024 at 8:16 a.m.

For the first time in a decade, city officials and Mexican leaders in Chicago will host a central celebration downtown to commemorate Mexican Independence Day with a two-day festival.

A bicyclist goes under the new Little Village Arch along the 3100 block of West 26th Street in Chicago on Sept. 11, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘A piece of Mexico in Chicago’: The Little Village arch, now a landmark in Chicago, is restored

September 11, 2024 at 6:01 p.m.

For the last three decades, a majestic arch above West 26th Street has served as a gateway to Little Village, the largest and most recognized Mexican immigrant community in Chicago.

Arevalo’s Exports employee Margarita Bravo watches passersby outside the shop on 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on Sept. 10, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Amid displacement fears, getting Little Village neighbors to embrace Starbucks is a tall order

September 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

To many, incoming large corporations like Starbucks signify the fast and inevitable gentrification of the predominantly Mexican immigrant neighborhood.

Adelaido "Payo" Solís III sings during Grupo Frontera’s “Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada” tour at Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)

Grupo Frontera serenades Chicago with their unique mix of norteño and cumbia

September 8, 2024 at 3:20 p.m.

In concert at the Allstate Arena on Saturday, their songs felt like a hug to those who've experienced heartbreak. Especially coming from a group of young Mexican Americans that went...

José Gómez, a la izq., recibe fisioterapia de Charles Pocius en el Shirley Ryan AbilityLab en Chicago el 28 de agosto de 2024. Gómez trabajaba en una empresa de granito y mármol y le diagnosticaron silicosis, una enfermedad pulmonar. Recientemente recibió un trasplante de pulmón. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

‘Nuestro mundo se está desmoronando’: Padre e hijo padecen una enfermedad pulmonar incurable mientras su antiguo empleador se enfrenta a docenas de citaciones de la OSHA

September 5, 2024 at 8:42 a.m.

“Es una enfermedad sobre la que escribió Hipócrates. Es una enfermedad antigua”, afirma Robert Cohen, neumólogo de Campos y Gómez en Northwestern Medicine.

José Gómez, left, receives physical therapy from Charles Pocius at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago on Aug. 28, 2024. Gómez worked at a granite and marble company and was diagnosed with the lung disease silicosis. He recently received a lung transplant. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

‘Our world is falling apart’: Father, son both suffering from incurable lung disease as their former employer faces dozens of OSHA citations

September 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A father and son once employed by Florenza were diagnosed with silicosis, an occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of toxic crystalline silica dust.

Players and mentors pray before the New Life Centers' weekly softball game for at-risk youth at La Villita Park in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Aug. 8, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘There’s risk in all of it’: Peacekeepers endure a deadly summer as they work to make neighborhoods safer

September 1, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Peacekeepers want to change their lives and make their neighborhoods safer, despite the risk of gang violence.

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