Rick Hibbert

1 month ago | chronicleillinois.com | Rick Hibbert

In the late 1930s, Baldomero Chavez followed the path of many young men from Mexico and came to United States looking for work. After spending a few years in Texas and Tennessee, he moved to Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood in 1958. He married his wife, Graciela, in 1961, and the couple put down roots in Pilsen, raising five children in a two-story house on 21st Street where they live to this day.

1 month ago | chronicleillinois.com | Rick Hibbert

The last time veteran rock-funk-folk-jazz-country-swamp boogie band Little Feat played in the Peoria area, during the 2022 Summer Camp Music Festival, the group of seasoned musicians and road warriors offered a song-by-song recreation of their epic live album, “Waiting for Columbus,” the 1978 platinum-selling double disc that introduced FM radio listeners to seminal classics such as “Dixie Chicken,” “Willin’,” and “Time Loves A Hero.” Fast-forwarding to 2025, “Feat,” as the group is known to...

1 month ago | chronicleillinois.com | Rick Hibbert

If the state of Illinois comes through with the extra transit funding, the Pace suburban bus agency plans to use most of the money to add new routes in the areas that don’t have much bus service — something that would primarily benefit the collar counties. During the March 19 meeting of the Pace Board of Directors, the agency got an update on the ongoing ReVision bus network restructuring plan.

1 month ago | chronicleillinois.com | Rick Hibbert

As the Chicago Police Department unveiled the first draft of the new traffic stop policy, the majority of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability agreed that some of those changes don’t go far enough. But they were divided, sometimes sharply, on exactly what kind of changes they would like to see.

1 month ago | chronicleillinois.com | Rick Hibbert

Cook County Democratic Party officials picked Jessica Vasquez, former chief of staff for the then-35th Ward Ald. Carlos Ramirez Rosa, to succeed Anthony Joel Quezada as Cook County Commissioner for Chicago Northwest Side’s 8th District. This means that, for the first time in history, women make up the majority of the County Board. The seat became vacant after Ramirez Rosa was appointed CEO of Chicago Park District and Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Quezada in his place.