Cicero continues to be a hotspot of ICE raids ever since Donald Trump took office in January and it’s only been getting more ...

Posts tagged school student support Teachers Supported Students as Residents Urged Cicero School District 99 to Act on ICE Concerns Community, Education Nati Madrigal November 25, 2025 Cicero School ...

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An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation ...

Editor’s Note: This article was inspired by Erin Reed's Informed Consent HRT Map. My name is Efrain, she/they, and I am the Youth and Schools reporter here at Cicero Independiente. In support of all ...

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He came back in a box. A wooden coffin wrapped in cardboard, the kind used to protect freight. Eighteen years after leaving, that was how Silverio Villegas González returned to Michoacán. The plane ...

Tras casi dos décadas en Chicago, Silverio Villegas González regresó a Michoacán en un ataúd. Su muerte a manos de agentes federales dejó a dos familias divididas por las fronteras, destruidas por el ...

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 ...

Posts tagged Mexican-American culture Chicago Fire Team Player Reflects On His Local Uprising To Soccer Success Community Highlight Jonathan Torres August 8, 2025 Berwyn, Cicero, Midway, Chicago Fire, ...

Original reporting took place in March 2025 and mentions have been updated as the publishing of this version from “Alderman-elect” to “Alderman” to reflect the swearing in of the now current Alderman ...