61st Street Farm to Provide Woodlawn with Free Produce

Donell McNairyMay 5, 2020covid19, Free Spirit Media, The Real Chi, Abel RodriguezComment

Aid for undocumented residents more complex than financial stimuli

Donell McNairyApril 23, 2020covid19, The Real Chi, Free Spirit Media, chicago, Abel RodriguezComment

Dentist by Trade, DJ During the Coronavirus Crisis

Donell McNairyApril 9, 2020Abel Rodriguez, The Real Chi, covid19, Free Spirit Media Comment

The Real Chi & The TRiiBE daily coronavirus update

This daily update is published on Free Spirit Media’s COVID-19 response hub and The TRiiBE’s Daily Dose.

Lee EdwardsApril 2, 2020Abel Rodriguez, Tiffany Walden, covid19, environmental health & wellness, The TRiiBEComment

March 30 Weekend COVID-19 Recap

Donell McNairyApril 1, 2020Abel Rodriguez, covid19, The Real Chi, Free Spirit MediaComment

Mayor Lightfoot Announces Housing Plan to Patients and Homeless

Chicago – On March 23, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a new partnership with the YMCA and five Chicago hotels to house health care workers, people awaiting COVID-19 test results and residents experiencing homelessness.

Lee EdwardsMarch 30, 2020Abel Rodriguez, covid19, environmental health & wellness Comments

University Students Ordered to Leave Campus

Donell McNairyMarch 23, 2020Abel Rodriguez, Free Spirit Media, The Real Chi, covid19Comment

Universities For Bernie: How Chicago Students are Mobilizing Behind Bernie Sanders

Long papers, lack of sleep and busy class schedules aren’t stopping university students from rallying behind Sen. Bernie Sanders (I -VT) for the 2020 Illinois primary, in fact, being on campus has provided students a new channel to be politically active in the upcoming elections.

News Article, The Real ChiLee EdwardsMarch 5, 2020Abel Rodriguez, education & youthComment

Nike and Jordan Release Retro Shoes for NBA All-Star Weekend

It's been 17 years since the legendary Michael Jordan played in the NBA All-Star game, and all though he didn’t play in this year’s game he still left a mark in an unexpected manor. For the 2020 NBA All-Star Game shoe retailer Nike released a limited pack of Jordan shoes called “New Beginnings.”

News Article, The Real ChiLee EdwardsFebruary 20, 2020arts & culture, Nike, Abel Rodriguez Comment

Possible Return of Electric Scooters in Chicago

Get your helmets ready because another e-scooter trail may be coming back to Chicago sometime in 2020.

News Article, The Real ChiLee EdwardsFebruary 4, 2020Abel Rodriguez, economic justiceComment

Alderman seeks to put Chicago in Forefront of Environmental Sustainability with Proposed Plastic Ban

On Wednesday Jan. 15, minutes before Mayor Lightfoot slammed her gavel and addressed the city council, Alderman Scott Waguespack (32) introduced a proposal to ban single-use plastics in Chicago by 2021.

News Article, The Real ChiLee EdwardsJanuary 17, 2020environmental health & wellness, Abel RodriguezComment

More Than Just a Cut

Principle Barbers located on 3820 Ogden Ave, Chicago Ill., opened nearly two years ago and has been offering relaxed haircut experience in the North Lawndale neighborhood. Inside, owner and barber, Bobby Price, outfitted the the shop with couches, a flatscreen television and a ping pong table for clients to enjoy before sitting on the barber’s chair for their cut.

Potential Eleven New Cannabis Dispensaries Coming to Chicago’s West and Southwest Zones.

The Department of Permits and Development drew names from a golden bingo drum to grant licenses to businesses that would allow them to sell recreational marijuana after Jan. 1, 2020 on Friday morning.

Progressive Illinois congressional candidates Robert Eammons and Marie Newman discuss racism and gun violence in the first and third districts

Dozens gathered in the Beverly Arts Center on Oct. 26 for a panel discussion called “Dismantling Hate,” moderated by progressive Democrats running in Illinois’ upcoming congressional elections, Robert Eammons and Marie Newman.

Joint environmental proposal could see creation of commercial kitchen, food cart storage in Little Village

a new initiative by the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) and Delta Institute could see a Chicago Fire Station transformed into a commercial kitchen that would benefit both street vendors and the community.

Youth organizers take over the streets of Chicago to demand for climate action

On Friday Sep 21, 2019 thousands of students in the Chicagoland area ditched their classrooms and took to the streets to demand U.S. government to increase their efforts to combat climate change.