Skip to content
ChicagoTalks ChicagoTalks

Journalism and creative work from Chicago's next generation of storytellers

  • About us
  • Opinion
  • Feature
  • Arts and Culture
  • Submit Your Story
  • Wanderer
ChicagoTalks
ChicagoTalks

Journalism and creative work from Chicago's next generation of storytellers

Tag: Pilsen

Arts & Culture

Chicago Punk Bands Come Together For Immigrants

Carlos Alanis-Avila, March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

Chicago Punk Bands Come Together For Immigrants By Carlos Alanis-Avila A small but crowded basement,…

Continue Reading
Arts and Culture

SONIA SAUCEDA: ‘I don’t have much familiarity with Latinx’

Chicago Talks, February 27, 2023January 27, 2023

MEXICO-BORN Sonia Sauceda is the manager of the Panadería Nuevo León bakery, located at 1634…

Continue Reading
Entertainment

Music Box Theatre not scared by pandemic

Chicago Talks, November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

Chicagoland horror fans may have missed some of the fun frights that come with the…

Continue Reading
Community

Pilsen community reacts to presidential election results

Chicago Talks, November 12, 2016

Members of Chicago’s Pilsen community expressed their distaste in newly-elected Donald Trump the day after…

Continue Reading

Reactions to election results vary across the city

Chicago Talks, November 10, 2016

[This story was written by Nina Ruff and reported by Ridvan Bolgi, Eric Henry, Samantha…

Continue Reading
Crime

Chicago’s Latino community divided over Alvarez’s defeat

Chicago Talks, March 16, 2016

Alex Rendón could not bring himself to support Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, even though she…

Continue Reading
Community

Crime in Pilsen Drawing Residents’ Attention

Chicago Talks, October 20, 2015

Pilsen residents said they are noticing an uptick in incidents of violent crime taking place…

Continue Reading
Arts & Culture

Cafe Jumping Bean Keeps Local Art Alive

Chicago Talks, April 27, 2015

The Cafe Jumping Bean, located in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, strives to keep the art scene…

Continue Reading
  • 1
  • 2
  • …
  • 6
  • Next

Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
Read More

Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
Read More

Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
Read More

Submit Your Story
  • Home
  • About us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Submit Your Story
Log in
©2026 ChicagoTalks | WordPress Theme by SuperbThemes