Posts tagged Town of Cicero
From Flooding Prevention to Festivals: Cicero Town Board's First-Quarter Recap
Board MeetingsCicero IndependienteTown of Cicero, industrial zone, Larry Dominick, Cicero Town trustees, Cicero Motor Fuel Tax, Laramie Ave, Illinois Home repair program, Cook County Water Affordability Program, Cicero Police Department, environment, stormwater infrastructure, Burnham Elementary, Cicero Community Center, CDBG Department, Cicero District 99, Unity Jr High School
Coloring Roots: Cicero Residents Share Their Vision for Future Green Spaces
EnvironmentLeslie HurtadoTown of Cicero, Environmental Justice, EPA, groundwater contaminants, lead, industrial zones, Remedial Action Plan, American Rescue Plan Act, Youth, Phil Fuentes Ability Park, Green Space, Fantasia Cafe
Cicero Town Board Members End 2025 with Approved Ordinance Changes, Fire Department Spending, and Infrastructure Repairs and Investments
Board MeetingsJonathan TorresTown of Cicero, government meetings, Ordinance, liquor license, suspension, violations, illegal alcohol sales, public resources, emergency equipment, security cameras, Phil Fuentes Ability Park, Public Works, Midway Airport
7 Months of Town of Cicero Decisions: Let’s Catch-Up!
Community Voice: ICE Is A Tool, White Nationalism Is The Goal
Community, Immigration, opinionAnkur SinghTown of Cicero, Cicero Health Department, ICE, National Guard, Trump, IDF, Operation Midway Blitz, Governor JB Pritzker, Excessive force, El Grito, Genocide, Palestine, Military Ocupation, White Christian Nationalism, DNC
Teachers Supported Students as Residents Urged Cicero School District 99 to Act on ICE Concerns
Community, Education, YouthNati MadrigalCicero School District 99, ICE, Resources, Immigration, Aldo Calderin, Tom Tomschin, school student support, Town of Cicero, Accountability, Community Solidarity, Wellbeing
Town of Cicero Builds Ability Park Without Proving the Land Is Safe
Environment, InvestigativeLeslie HurtadoTown of Cicero, Environmental Justice, EPA, Federal Shut Down, groundwater contaminants, lead, industrial zones, Remedial Action Plan, Youth, Green Latinos, Phil Fuentes Ability Park, Green Space
Opinion Editorial: Another Term for Dominick, Continued Fight for Accountability in Cicero
Community, community voice, Government, Featured, opinionJesus J. MonteroTown of Cicero, Larry Dominick, Municipal Elections, Budget Hearing, Grassroots Organizing, Cicero Residents United, Transparency, Public Accountability, Taxpayer Dollars, Civic Engagement, Community Advocacy, HUD Grant, Flood Prevention, Cicero Independiente
Town Approves Various Informational Tabling Events Coming in 2025 and Holiday Gift Cards for Senior Citizens and Children
Board MeetingsMelina Pineda AguilarEl Valor, Cicero, Town of Cicero, Larry Dominick, Community Resources, Cicero Job Fairs 2025, Family Focus, Target Gift Cards, Senior Services, Holiday Support Initiatives, Toy Drive, Our Lady of Czestochowa, Lady Guadalupe, Sam’s Club, Planning and Zoning Commissions, Communications, Public Works, Street Cleaning, Pace, Senior Citizen Holiday Support, Low Income Resources, Illinois Department of Transportation, Novotny Engineering, Street Maintenance, Settlements, Cicero Police Department, Cicero Voters Alliance
Cicero Approves Permits From Organizations and Receives Grant Money for Lead Service and New Equipment for the Fire Department
Board MeetingsMelina Pineda AguilarTown of Cicero, Larry Dominick, Local Government, Community Organizations, Mutual Aid, Cicero Community Collaborative, Corazón, The Boys Club of Cicero, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Food Pantry, El Valor, Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, Día de los Muertos, Salvation Army, Thanksgiving Meals, Gift Cards, Tony’s Finer Foods, Cicero Fire Department, Fire Truck Repairs, Chick-fil-A, Software and Technology Spending, Cook County Sheriff’s Police Academy, Grant Funding, IEPA, Lead Line Replacement, Environmental Initiatives, Pedestrian Safety, Stop Signs, Property Transfer Ordinances
Cicero Approves Health Partnership, Utility Study and Debuts New Inclusive Park
Board MeetingsLeslie HurtadoTown of Cicero, Larry Dominick, Local government, Chamberlain University Clinical Partnership, Student Placements, Water rate, Anti-theft grant, Cicero Water Department, Vactor Truck Repairs, Cicero Fire Department, Civic Engagement in Cicero, Cicero Residents Initiatives, Food drive, Red Feather Organization, Cicero Community Chest, Iglesia Evangelica Cristiana Espiritual, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Girl Scouts, Cicero Health Department, Novotny Engineering, Grants, Illinois Attorney General, Workers Compensation Settlements, Employee Safety, Phil Fuentes Ability Park
Cicero Board Approves Parades, Infrastructure Upgrades, and New Communications Specialist
Board MeetingsLeslie HurtadoTown of Cicero, Cicero, Larry Dominick, Community Development Block Grant, Phil Fuentes, Phil Fuentes Ability Park, Infrastructure, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great, Lakes Urban Forestry, Tree Inventory, Morton Arboretum, Illinois Department of Public Health, School Crossing Guards, Education, D99, D201, Youth Safety, Pedestrian Safety, Taxes
Community Voice: ‘Protests are part of the American DNA’
community voiceGuest UserPalestine Opinion Editorial, Liberation, Cicero, Town of Cicero, Palestine, Gaza, occupation, Israel, Nakba, human rights, Latinx, Latine, Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu, genocide, State Representative, State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid, Berwyn, civil rights, protests, taxes, funding, education, medical
Community Voice: Palestinian Resistance is a Latinx Issue
community voice, FeaturedGuest UserLiberation, immigration struggles, Palestinian struggles, detain, deportation, migrants, Cicero, Town of Cicero, Palestine, Gaza, occupation, Israel, Nakba, human rights, Latinx, Latine, Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Zionist, Palestine Opinion Editorial
‘Why Does My Town Feel Like an Interstate?’
Community, EnvironmentEfrain SorianoTown of Cicero, Cicero, Public Transportation, Commute, School, Students, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, CMAP, Morton East High School, Unity Jr. High School, Morton Freshman Center, Cermak Road, Cicero Avenue, Laramie Ave, Roosevelt Road, Illinois Department of Transportation, Muse Community Designs, Pedestrian Safety, Kids, Bikes, bike routes, pedestrian, safety, Ogden Ave, Chicago History Museum, D99, D201, Hawthorne Western Electric
Town of Cicero Receives Grant Money For Homelessness Prevention, Housing Rehabilitation And Inclusive Park
Board MeetingsLeslie Hurtadofunding, grants, taxes, Town of Cicero, Cicero, Larry Dominick, Community Development Block Grant, housing rehabilitation, homelessness prevention, inclusive park, Phil Fuentes, Phil Fuentes Ability Park, flooding, fair wage, green infrastructure, MWRD
How a Children’s Playground Is Helping With Flood Mitigation in a Small, Historic New Jersey City
EnvironmentCicero Independienteclimate change, environmental injustice, parks, green space, playgrounds, INN, Borderless Magazine, Inside Climate News, Cook County, Cicero, Town of Cicero, inclusive park, Phil Fuentes Ability Park, Climate Swing, flood mitigation, New Jersey
Rooting out Risk: Cicero’s Challenge to Build a Safe Inclusive Park
EnvironmentLeslie Hurtadoclimate change, environmental injustice, parks, green space, playgrounds, INN, Borderless Magazine, Inside Climate News, Cook County, Cicero, Town of Cicero, Inclusion Park, Climate Swing, State Rep Lisa Hernandez, Larry Dominick, Phil Fuentes Ability Park, inclusive, Phil Fuentes
Chicago’s Latino Neighborhoods Have Less Access to Parks, But Residents Are Working to Change That
EnvironmentCicero Independienteclimate change, environmental injustice, parks, green space, playgrounds, INN, Borderless Magazine, Inside Climate News, Cook County, Cicero, Town of Cicero, Inclusion Park, Climate Swing, park desert, Brighton Park
Finding a Fix for Playgrounds That Are Too Hot to Touch
EnvironmentCicero Independienteclimate change, environmental injustice, parks, green space, playgrounds, INN, Borderless Magazine, Inside Climate News, Cook County, Cicero, Town of Cicero, Inclusion Park, Climate Swing
