Cicero Independiente and MuckRock have been monitoring air pollution in Cicero. What we found: Cicero’s air quality is much worse than surrounding Cook County neighborhoods, and it’s worse than what ...

After the Illinois EPA sent them a lengthy violations notice last fall, Koppers executives began selling stock at an unprecedented rate. After MuckRock and the Cicero Independiente reported on those ...

Documents obtained through a public records request show that 109 students signed the contracts between 2014 and 2021 at four of the six schools that the Morton High School District operates in Cicero ...

Uncle Shawarma, a new family-owned Arabic restaurant in Berwyn, Ill., brings authentic shawarma with flavors from Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan, connecting Arabic cultural dishes with their ...

Koppers is a chemical plant on the south side of Pershing Road, on the border between Cicero and Stickney. The plant opened in 1922 and has operated in Cicero for more than 100 years. It converts ...

We talked to some students from the class of 2020 at Morton East High School about their proudest moments, fondest high school memories and the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had on their last ...

This article includes an incident of sexual assault against two minors. This story also details how sex crimes are documented by police and what is needed to address this health crisis. This content ...

Two employees at the Bimbo Bakeries Cicero factory have died from COVID-19 amidst what many see is a pattern of retaliation after the company fired two workers who spoke with Cicero Independiente to ...

This article was originally published by Borderless Magazine, we are republishing it as it is relevant to Cicero residents. The day before Independence Day, the summer sun beat down on dozens of ...

Community Voice: When a person thinks of a park they do not think of who manages it, who makes sure it is safe, who decides what type of playground equipment should go into the park or what programs ...

After the Cicero Independiente and MuckRock published investigative articles about air pollution and the chemicals company Koppers, it hired a public-relations firm to organize a secret, ...

In December of 2020, the Town of Cicero announced a new program to help residents who had fallen behind on their water bills. The town set aside $100,000 for the program but as of May only $11,674 ...