Chicago’s Most Electrifying Free Concert Series Is Back — and This Summer, Riis Park Becomes the Center of the Latin Musical Universe There’s a park in Belmont Cragin where, every summer since 2024, something extraordinary happens. As the sun fades...
- May 29, 2026
- 6 Min Read
A Mother’s Day Tribute from the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago There is a particular kind of power that does not announce itself with fanfare or press releases. It does not wait for applause. It rises before the sun...
- May 9, 2026
- 10 Min Read
When the votes were counted at this year’s Chicago Latino Film Festival, the results sent a message louder than any press release could. Five of the nine Audience Choice Award winners and runners-up at the 42nd Chicago Latino Film Festival were directed or co-directed...
- May 4, 2026
- 7 Min Read
By James Klein | International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago There is an art form that refuses to be tamed. It lives in the stomp of a heel on a wooden stage, in the ache of a voice reaching for...
- February 19, 2026
- 8 Min Read
Good food shouldn’t just taste good—it should do good. That’s the philosophy behind Mercadito’s Tacos 4 Strength program, where each month a specially crafted taco raises funds for the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago. And this February, they’re bringing...
- February 13, 2026
- 2 Min Read