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Responding to a campaign to remove tributes to the Mussolini henchman, some Chicagoans defend Italo Balbo’s legacy.

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Some Italian-Americans in Chicago say they ‘fiercely oppose’ renaming Balbo Drive 5

Responding to a campaign to remove tributes to the Mussolini henchman, some Chicagoans defend Italo Balbo’s legacy.

By John Greenfield | 08.21.17
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Life beyond the headlines in Englewood

Statistics on crime and unemployment in the south-side neighborhood don't begin to present the whole picture.

By Tonika Johnson and Ruth Lopez | 08.17.17
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The Black and Brown Punk Show Collective hosts a stacked two-day festival in Pilsen

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