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September 12, 2024 at 5:58 PM. CHICAGO - Chicago is home to one of the largest Mexican American communities in the nation, and this weekend, Mexican pride will be on full display in celebration of ...
September 13, 2024 at 5:52 PM. CHICAGO - Chicago is bracing for gridlock traffic downtown as Mexican Independence Day celebrations get underway. A full slate of events is planned for the weekend ...
During the 1940s braceros were brought to Chicago and became a part of the Mexican-American community. [2] There were 35,000 people categorized as Spanish-speaking in Chicago by 1950, including Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. [2] In 1960 there were 23,000 Chicagoans who were born in Mexico.
The city of Chicago is warning revelers planning to attend next week’s Mexican Independence Day festivities to keep roads clear and refrain from drag racing and other illegal activity ahead of ...
Museum entrance. The National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) is a museum featuring Mexican and Chicano art and culture. It is located in Harrison Park in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The museum was founded in 1982 by Carlos Tortolero and opened on March 27, 1987. It is the only Latino museum accredited by the American Alliance of ...
Maria de Lourdes Hinojosa Ojeda (born July 2, 1961) is a Mexican-American journalist. She is the anchor and executive producer of Latino USA on National Public Radio, a public radio show devoted to Latino issues. She is also the founder, president and CEO of Futuro Media Group, which produces the show. [2] In 2022, Hinojosa won a Pulitzer Prize.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Plaza of the Americas. Coordinates: 41°53′24.5″N 87°37′29″W / 41.890139°N 87.62472°W / 41.890139; -87.62472. Plaza of the Americas is a public space in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] Located between the Realtor and Wrigley buildings, the plaza was dedicated by the Mexican consulate ...
Frontera Grill is a Mexican restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. It is owned by Rick Bayless. It opened on March 21, 1987, at 445 N. Clark Street [1] in Chicago's River North neighborhood and was Bayless' first restaurant. [2] In 2011, the Chicago Sun-Times called it "a study in the art of Mexican cookery". [3]