1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (356+ words) “It’s about celebrating youth across Chicagoland that are doing phenomenal things in the community,” Walker-West said. “We have categories celebrating kids for dancing, singing, being scholars, athletes, humanitarians. There’s award events for adults, but we don’t have anything for kids....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (595+ words) Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flood the City of Chicago to celebrate Mexican Independence Day this weekend at the city’s signature parades and festivals. A crowd of around 400,000 people is expected at the annual Mexican Independence Parade…...