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En Illinois, los inmigrantes han perdido miles de dólares a manos de notarios que ofrecen asistencia legal para la que no están cualificados, así como de otros impostores. A nivel nacional, la cifra asciende a al menos $1.2 millones.

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This is story 2 of 3 in the series “What happened to the Tudor Gables?” This is a series co-produced with the Hyde Park Herald, profiling a historic Black-owned housing cooperative on Drexel Boulevard. In March 2021, after a $3.4 million rehab project, the cooperative abruptly dissolved and sold the building. The Herald/Weekly interviewed dozens of Tudor Gables shareholders, lawyers, contractors, and neighbors and reviewed hundreds of internal emails and public documents about the rich legacy of the “castle,” as members fondly referred to the building, the conflicts that led to its sale, and the changing face of the boulevard. Story by Emeline Posner Read by Chima Ikoro Produced by Erisa Apantaku Music: Bauxite by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182517 Delicates by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182516 Checkered Blue by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182544 The Maison by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182513 Taoudella by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182515

This is story 1 of 3 in the series “What happened to the Tudor Gables?” This is a series co-produced with the Hyde Park Herald, profiling a historic Black-owned housing cooperative on Drexel Boulevard. In March 2021, after a $3.4 million rehab project, the cooperative abruptly dissolved and sold the building. The Herald/Weekly interviewed dozens of Tudor Gables shareholders, lawyers, contractors, and neighbors and reviewed hundreds of internal emails and public documents about the rich legacy of the “castle,” as members fondly referred to the building, the conflicts that led to its sale, and the changing face of the boulevard. Story by Emeline Posner Read by Chima Ikoro Produced by Erisa Apantaku Music: Bauxite by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182517 Delicates by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182516 Checkered Blue by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182544 The Maison by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182513 Taoudella by Blue Dot Sessions: app.sessions.blue/browse/track/182515

This is story 3 of 3 in the series “What happened to the Tudor Gables?” This is a series co-produced with the Hyde Park Herald, profiling a historic Black-owned housing cooperative on Drexel Boulevard. In March 2021, after a $3.4 million rehab project, the cooperative abruptly dissolved and sold the building. The Herald/Weekly interviewed dozens of Tudor Gables shareholders, lawyers, contractors, and neighbors and reviewed hundreds of internal emails and public documents about the rich legacy of the “castle,” as members fondly referred to the building, the conflicts that led to its sale, and the changing face of the boulevard. Story by Emeline Posner Read by Chima Ikoro Produced by Erisa Apantaku Music: Bauxite by Blue Dot Sessions Delicates by Blue Dot Sessions Checkered Blue by Blue Dot Sessions The Maison by Blue Dot Sessions Taoudella by Blue Dot Sessions

The Exchange: The Weekly's poetry corner offers our thoughts in exchange for yours With me by Armani Rogers Read by Armani Rogers Submissions can be sent to bit.ly/ssw-exchange or via email to [email protected].

The Exchange: The Weekly's poetry corner offers our thoughts in exchange for yours Blindspot By Vernique Dyson Read by Vernique Dyson Submissions can be sent to bit.ly/ssw-exchange or via email to [email protected].

From the roaring twenties to the cold sixties, Mexicans in the Chicago area embodied a diverse, pluralist society where political, cultural, and religious continuums converged, seeding the region’s contemporary Mexican-American civilization. An interview of book author Dr. John H. Flores by Matthew Carnero Macías for South Side Weekly.

Designer Chris Rudd on the dichotomy between the probable future and the preferred future, and how to start thinking more about your preferred future. Hint: give it time. Read the accompanying print story at https://southsideweekly.com/into-the-futures/. Read about the results of the Institute of Design’s 2019 design studio pop-up in Boxville here: https://id.iit.edu/projects/51-futures-bronzeville/ This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music in this episode was "Stop the Clocks" by Anamorphic Orchestra (CC BY-NC 3.0) and "Ambience, Peaceful Synth.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Illustrations by Gaby Febland. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

Benji Hart on how to envision new futures and how examples of liberation exist in the present and in previous generations. Read the accompanying print story at https://southsideweekly.com/into-the-futures/. This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music in this episode was "Stop the Clocks" by Anamorphic Orchestra (CC BY-NC 3.0) and "Ambience, Peaceful Synth.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Illustration by Alfredo Medrano. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

Chandra Christmas-Rouse on how to envision and build the future you want to inhabit through thinking about your values, cultures, and traditions. In other words, what kind of ancestor do you want to be? Read the accompanying print story at https://southsideweekly.com/into-the-futures/. This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music in this episode was "Stop the Clocks" by Anamorphic Orchestra (CC BY-NC 3.0) and "Ambience, Peaceful Synth.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Illustrations by Humberto Saldana. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

H Kapp-Klote envisions new futures through feelings. Read the accompanying print story at https://southsideweekly.com/into-the-futures/. For more information about his podcast Working 2050, check out www.aytchkappklote.com/working-2050. This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music in this episode was "Stop the Clocks" by Anamorphic Orchestra (CC BY-NC 3.0) and "Ambience, Peaceful Synth.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Illustration by Shane Tolentino. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

Interior architect Lorin Jackson shares her tool for envisioning new futures: deep observation. Read the accompanying print story at https://southsideweekly.com/into-the-futures/. This episode was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music in this episode was "Stop the Clocks" by Anamorphic Orchestra (CC BY-NC 3.0) and "Ambience, Peaceful Synth.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org. Illustration by Mell Montezuma. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

Malik Jackson interviews Lee Weiner about his memoir Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago Seven. Weiner discusses his life of activism beyond the famous trial where he and seven other organizers were targeted and tried for conspiracy in federal court for their role in the demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Interview by Malik Jackson for South Side Weekly. Photo provided.

Two West Side youth organizers and friends—Destiny Harris and Kaleb Autman—discuss their work organizing on the West Side, why they bring historical context to the work being done today, and what they hope for themselves and their community in ten years. Read Destiny and Kaleb’s written pieces in @injusticewatch: https://www.injusticewatch.org/commentary/2020/essential-work-destiny-harris/ https://www.injusticewatch.org/commentary/2020/essential-work-kaleb-autman/ Read the transcript of the audio piece in South Side Weekly: https://southsideweekly.com/essential-work-west-side-youth-organizers-destiny-kaleb-conversation/ This piece was produced by Erisa Apantaku, Adeshina Emmanuel, Kaleb Autman, and Destiny Harris in partnership with Injustice Watch. This is the second installment of the “Essential Work” series, a collaboration between Injustice Watch and South Side Weekly. Stay tuned for more. Protest sounds and songs captured by Grace Del Vecchio. Music heard in this episode: “Rain on Me” by JBlanked (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), “Send Me” by JBlanked (CC BY 4.0)), “Herbal” by JBlanked/Bastardboy (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), and “Roy” by JBlanked (CC BY 4.0). The bumper at the beginning was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.