Nearly two weeks until Christmas, a devastating apartment fire in Cicero is forcing more than a dozen families to start over – but with the help of strangers, they aren’t doing it alone.
Parents, public officials and climate advocates all say the mayor and his team were ill-prepared for the effects of a storm that was on the radar days before.
Parents, public officials and climate advocates all say the mayor and his team were ill-prepared for the effects of a storm that was on the radar days before.
During the pandemic, many of the city’s lower-income and immigrant residents turned to street vending after losing jobs to COVID shutdowns. But now, as the city adjusts to a post-pandemic reality and brick-and-mortar retail struggles, the city is cracking down on street vendors and focusing on cleaning up streets.