Blogante Headlines + Illinois Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
April 13, 2008
Latino issues go beyond immigration, report says – Education tops agenda, with health care, housing also priorities
April 10, 2008
Latino political analyst Federico Subervi discusses Latinos in media at Southern Illinois University
April 8, 2008
Email about Ozzie Guillen favoring Latin players misguided – Chicago White Sox
April 7, 2008
Jackson, Latino activists hope to form ‘black-brown coalition’ – Chicago
April 2, 2008
Latino show speaks with several voices – Con Safos: Contemporary Chicano Art From the Joe A. Diaz Collection at the National Museum of Mexican Art – Chicago
March 20, 2008
Southern Illinois University Carbondale student hopes Fernando Treviño stays to recognize Latin American and Hispanic voices – (after chancellor is put on administrative leave)
March 18, 2008
Luna Negra concert shatters stereotypes
New book spotlights the experiences of Mexicans in Chicago – entitled “In Mexican Chicago: Race, Identity, and Nation” by Gabriela Arredondo
March 17, 2008
Solo Tu is by Latinas, about Latinas – Teatro Luna in Chicago
March 13, 2008
Churches Using English to Reach Latinos – Chicago
March 9, 2008
Man was one of first Mexicans in Aurora – 106-year-old came here more than 80 years ago – Illinois
March 6, 2008
Activists look to jump-start immigration debate for election – Carpentersville, Illinois
February 28, 2008
Voices for the voiceless: Young Latinos are speaking out on air – Radio Arte in Pilsen, Chicago
February 19, 2008
RIP Catalina Garcia – a Northern Illinois University student from Cicero, Illinois
Guard’s new director of operations is first female, Hispanic in role – Col. Alicia Tate-Nadeau in Illinois
February 14, 2008
A Chicago parents group says forcing students who are still learning English to take the same state achievement test as native English-speakers is unfair.
February 13, 2008
Varying levels of welcome for Mexican president – Chicago land
February 7, 2008
Marginalized movie makers – With no permanent home or sizeable staff, Chicago’s International Latino Cultural Center hosts its 24th Latino Film Festival
February 6, 2008
Anita Alvarez calls it an election win for Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney – Chicago, Illinois
February 5, 2008
Latino youth activism commended – Puerto Rico’s struggle for self-determination depends on young people getting involved in the movement, a Chicago high school teacher believes.
January 31, 2008
Day Laborers Sue Chicago
January 30, 2008
Good health goes bilingual – Hospitals have moved beyond simple translation services to offer outreach programs to Spanish-speaking residents – Illinois
January 28, 2008
Church where illegal immigrant took sanctuary for a year to host another woman
January 15, 2008
Antonio Mora leaving Channel 2 to become CBS Miami TV station’s chief anchor
January 9, 2008
Did You Know? 40 percent of Hispanic teens said they were afraid of being shot in Chicago.
January 4, 2008
Chicago restaurateur-turned-mayor strives to improve life in Mexican town
Hispanic Vote Could Have Big Impact On Elections
January 3, 2008
Dual-language program has success–and limits – Elgin, Illinois
December 31, 2007
Blanco heightens MLS profile in Mexico
December 10, 2007
Hispanic Marine ‘doing something great’
November 30, 2007
Unlikely hero of Mexican Revolution – Chicago professor’s work has preserved and elevated country’s historical legacy – Friedrich Katz
November 26, 2007
Their future, our future – The sooner we recognize the value of immigration and begin working together, the smoother integration will go
November 25, 2007
Logan Square’s Latinos fight for a place in their community – Chicago – Logan Square had become too expensive
November 20, 2007
Latino population leaving city for suburbs – Roundtable discussions held to help Latinos integrate into suburban life – Chicago
November 15, 2007
Study finds brutal, corrupt police patrol black, Latino neighborhoods – Chicago
November 14, 2007
Hispanic group seeks to raise $100M, open 15 new charter schools – Chicago
Leader from Mayor Daley’s Hispanic political group sent to prison – John Resa – Chicago
November 13, 2007
Two Dozen Illegal Immigrants Arrested Using Fake Badges to Work at O’Hare International Airport – Chicago
November 5, 2007
Facts show immigrants don’t deserve crime blame
November 4, 2007
Changing face of a neighborhood – Were Latinos left in the dark about thorium contamination? – West Chicago
November 1, 2007
Chicago Mass Transit Crisis: “A Do or Die Time”
October 24, 2007
Blanco helps Fire to playoffs, but jersey deal still elusive
October 21, 2007
In 2006, only 5% of state employees in Illinois were Hispanic while 15% of Illinoisans are Hispanic.
Breaking hospital language barriers – Interpreters help patients, doctors discuss health care – Chicago
October 4, 2007
Goodman Theatre Premieres Eduardo Machado’s The Cook – Chicago
September 30, 2007
‘Saint Death’ comes to Chicago – Some Mexicans put their faith in the skeletal icon Santa Muerte. But Catholic clergy say their belief in the icon should die.
‘I didn’t want to live like that anymore’ – Young mom leaves danger, noise behind (ofLittle Village) – Chicago
September 26, 2007
QUOTE: “I’m disappointed for thousands of young people whose lives are just in limbo,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. added. “They want to move on with their lives and do good things, and unfortunately we haven’t been able to pass the laws to make that happen.” – in reference to the Dream Act
September 25, 2007
U.S. Sues Illinois to Let Employers Use Immigrant Databases
Did You Know? Chicago’s home attendance for MLS games averaged 14,055 before Blanco’s arrival. The team’s last three games have drawn an average of 19,799, and today’s game with D.C. United is expected to be a sellout
Mexican cheese sold in Georgia (+Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Texas) recalled – Queso Cincho de Guerrero
September 19, 2007
WLEY 107.9 FM & Spanish Broadcasting System Delivers Corvette – (looks like SBS cleaned up thier little PR mess)
September 12, 2007
QUOTE: “Despite all the discussion about immigration, most of the Hispanic growth in the United States, and certainly in the Chicago area, is coming from natural increase,” Johnson said. “So even if the borders were to be closed tomorrow, there’s so much momentum in the large number of young Hispanics in America now that the Hispanic population will continue to grow at a fairly rapid rate.”
September 11, 2007
Man drank 24 beers before crash that killed sheriff’s official, prosecutors say – (Minerva Santiago was Cook County’s first Hispanic woman to be promoted to sergeant & the first Hispanic female superintendent – RIP) – Illinois
August 29, 2007
Did You Know? Record Number of Illinois Students take AP Exams – black and Hispanic students up more than 30 percent
August 28, 2007
Contest winners say radio station didn’t deliver promised prizes. – Now they’re suing “La Ley” and its owner, Spanish Broadcasting System. – Chicago
August 23, 2007
Waukegan 287(g) at least 2 years away – Illinois
August 9, 2007
Did You Know? Cook County’s Latino population grew by nearly 130,000 from 2000 to 2006, a 12 percent increase – Illinois
