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Chicago Teachers Union Sets Strike Date for Sept. 10
Chicago Teachers Union members will walk out to strike on Sept. 10 unless an agreement can be reached with CPS, announced union president Karen Lewis on Thursday, Aug. 30. The announcement comes one day after Lewis filed the required 10-day strike notice – an authorization issued to her by CTU delegates on Aug. 22. “This [...]
Memorial Fund for Jaime Ruvalcaba
A memorial fund to help pay for the funeral services of 15-year-old Jaime Ruvalcaba, the teen shot and killed on Tuesday afternoon in Back of the Yards, has been set up by the family. If you wish to donate, a deposit-only account has been created at First Merit Bank. The account info is below: Routing [...]
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Former The Gate Youth Journalist, Jaime Ruvalcaba, Fatally Wounded in Back of the Yards
We are sad and distraught by the news that Jaime Ruvalcaba, 15, who participated in our youth journalism program last summer was shot and killed yesterday afternoon. Jaime was a bright and sweet kid who made everyone laugh. He brought great joy to our program. These disheartening and frustrating news have left everyone at The [...]
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Amanda Gutierrez: Topography of Time
Time, migration and industrialization have transformed our world’s landscapes for generations. What was once a flourishing space one decade, could very well become a no man’s land in another and vice versa. But what can these changed sceneries tell us about the history of a country, the trek of immigrants that traversed them, and the [...]
SSA 10 Back to School Fair
On Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, Special Service Area #10 hosted a back to school fair that raffled book bags and school supplies to neighborhood students. From 12 to 4 p.m. residents were treated to tasty treats and information on various community organizations. Cesar Osmar radio host Pasion 106.7 FM helped raffle off book bags throughout [...]
Hispanics Now Largest Minority Group on Four-Year College Campuses
Hispanics now are the largest minority group on the nation’s four-year college campuses, according to an analysis of newly available U.S. Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. For the first time, the number of 18- to 24-year-old Hispanics enrolled in college exceeded 2 million and reached [...]
En Route to Miss Fiestas Patrias 2012
Back of the Yards is getting ready to showcase the neighborhood talent by training eight young ladies from the community for the annual Fiestas Patrias Pageant. These young ladies are not just competing for a crown, they are going after scholarships for their education and an opportunity to represent the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council. [...]
“People ask me, ‘are you excited to be going?’ I say, I’ll miss Back of the Yards.”
Father Bruce: How Does a Gringo who Failed Spanish in College Become the Best-known Priest in Back of the Yards? After 22 years in the neighborhood, Fr. Bruce Wellems, CMF, pastor of Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, calls it fate. But now, fate takes him to Los Angeles, where he will work to [...]
Deferred Action Information Session
On Saturday, August 11, members of the Immigration Committee of Holy Cross/IHM Parish gathered at Immaculate Heart of Mary for a deferred action informational session that provided students and their families with tools to understand the guidelines and implications of the petition. Over 70 attendees filled the space and received informational packets containing deferred action [...]
Teens Fight Against Bullying
Bullying is real, dangerous and it happens in all schools. That was the central message that youth delivered during the culminating celebration of the TRACE media program at Cornell Square Park. When Rickkyra Pierce, 15, was in elementary school her peers constantly teased her. She spoke about her struggles and her efforts to educate parents [...]
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