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You don't have time to attend every board meeting, but you care about West Chicago and the entities we love: the park district, library, schools, and city council. This is for you. Hosts: Laura Finch and Liuan Huska. 60185.substack.com
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One Year of ICE in West Chicago: Stories of Heartbreak, Community, and Strength / Un Año de ICE en West Chicago: Historias de Dolor, Comunidad y Resiliencia (opens the original)
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BILINGUAL EPISODE. TRANSCRIPT IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH AVAILABLE. September 15, 2025 was, for many West Chicagoans, as memorable as any national tragedy. That’s the day ICE came to town—part of Operation Midway Blitz, during which 85 percent of immigrants taken had no prior criminal conviction . Since that day, an estimated 54 people have been detained from West Chicago alone. In this scripted, feature episode, we combine many interviews conducted over the course of one year into one piece to tell
Why Doesn’t West Chicago Already Have More Soccer Fields? (opens the original)
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On August 17, the City Council tabled a zoning amendment allowing for athletic fields on their Washington Street property. This Monday, that amendment passed. In this episode, we talk about that vote—and who voted for and against it. Since that earlier meeting, we’ve also had a lot of questions, mainly: why hasn’t the Park District already invested in more soccer fields in the community? The good news is: they’re coming—to the park Kress Creek Farms , south of Rt. 38/Roosevelt! (See the cover im
Kicking the Can Down the Futsal Field (opens the original)
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It’s been a long time coming. (The first day of school, obviously.) And the futsal fields will have to continue to wait. On Monday night, August 17, the city council voted unanimously to table the zoning amendment that would allow the fields —which already has $300,000 pledged from private organizations, together with $50,000 pledged by the city council—in order to run it past the Historical Preservation Commission. In this episode, we (Laura & Liuan) talk about the people who showed up to give
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