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1 week ago | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Amber Colón |Ambar Colón
Shakira brought her world tour to Chicago on Saturday night, with an exhilarating headlining set at Sueños Music Festival. And while the air temperature plummeted as night set on the lakefront festival, fans who had just finished experiencing Peso Pluma’s return set to the fest were more than eager to stay for the 90-minute extravaganza from the Colombian superstar. “Wow, I’m in love with this city.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Gisela Orozco |Ambar Colón
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Con tantas noticias cambiando y sin saber qué esperar, lo mejor que podemos hacer como mexicanos que radicamos en Estados Unidos, es tener nuestros documentos en orden, vigentes y al día, ya sea nuestro pasaporte, matrícula consular, actas de nacimiento o, incluso, hacer el trámite de la doble ciudadanía para nuestros hijos nacidos en este país.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Jennifer Kho |Jackie Serrato |Ambar Colón
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Stefano Esposito |Ambar Colón
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Puede que el presidente Donald Trump y el Grupo Frontera, grupo texano de origen mexicanoestadounidense muy famoso que se presentará en Chicago este año, simplemente tengan gustos musicales similares. Al presidente le gusta levantar los puños al ritmo del éxito de Village People, “Y.M.C.A.”,en los mítines políticos.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Stefano Esposito |Ambar Colón
It could be that President Donald Trump and Grupo Frontera — a hugely popular Mexican American band due to perform in Chicago later this year — simply have similar tastes in music. The president likes to pump his fists to the Village People’s hit “Y.M.C.A.” at rallies. But when Grupo Frontera danced along to the 1978 song in a now-deleted TikTok video, some in the Mexican American community took it as not-so-subtle support of the president’s return to the White House.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Ambar Colón |Amber Colón
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Para la mayoría, las fiestas navideñas ya han llegado a su fin. Pero para los puertorriqueños de Chicago, las fiestas duran hasta bien entrado enero. Las celebraciones culminan con un concurso patrocinado por Bacardí y Tales of the Cocktail Foundation para encontrar el mejor coquito de la ciudad. El concurso vuelve a Chicago por segunda vez el lunes por la noche.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Ambar Colón |Amber Colón
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. For most, the holiday season has already come to an end. But for Chicago Puerto Ricans, the festivities last well into January. The celebrations this year will culminate with a competition sponsored by Bacardí to find the city’s best coquito. The contest returns to Chicago for the second time on January 20.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Matt Moore |Josh Neufeld |Ambar Colón
For today’s newsletter, we’re breaking format a bit and sharing a comic from artist Josh Neufeld, who has used the art form to tell the true story of community collaboration on the West Side. You’ll find panels depicting the Alive Faith Network coalition of churches teaming up with Rush University Medical Center to address major health concerns for Chicagoans.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Ambar Colón |Amber Colón
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Valeria Socorro Velázquez Lindsten pasó mucho tiempo aprendiendo sobre la comida de las mujeres de su familia en su ciudad natal de Guadalajara. Socorro, propietaria de Loba Pastry, en el 3600 N. Lincoln Ave., dice que esa educación le enseñó la importancia de utilizar ingredientes de temporada de alta calidad en su cocina.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
chicago.suntimes.com | Ambar Colón |Dorothy Hernandez |Amber Colón
Valeria Socorro Velazquez Lindsten spent a lot of time learning about food from the women in her family back home in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. Socorro, owner of Loba Pastry at 3600 N. Lincoln Ave., said her upbringing taught her the importance of using high-quality, seasonal ingredients in her cooking. As a result, many of the menu items at Loba are only available during certain times of the year, including their black mole croissants.
