The South Side, ICE Resistance & House Music: A Chicago Love Letter

Chicago is a city of two truths: deep love and real weight, often in the same breath. In this final mini-episode from our summer archive series, we're revisiting five conversations that capture both sides of the story.

Chris Smith makes the case for exploring the South Side beyond Hyde Park. Dr. Mimi Guiracocha shares what it took for a Pilsen community to physically stop ICE from entering their neighborhood. Tony Hatchett tells the origin story of the Chosen Few Picnic, Isis Ferguson points to the hidden pockets of culture, and Nina Idemudia offers a grounded answer to a question many of us are asking right now: how do you make change when the problems feel too big?

Explore the full episodes we revisited today:

1) Chris Smith '48 Half Marathons to Help the Hungry with Chris Smith' - Full episode: https://www.notesfromchicago.com/48-half-marathons-to-help-the-hungry-with-chris-smith/

2) Dr. Mimi Guiracocha 'The Fight for Immigrant Rights in Chicago' - Full episode: https://www.notesfromchicago.com/the-fight-for-immigrant-rights-in-chicago-with-dr-mimi-guiracocha/

3) Tony Hatchett '35+ Years of Chosen Few DJs & Chicago House Music' - Full episode: https://www.notesfromchicago.com/35-years-of-chosen-few-djs-chicago-house-music-with-tony-hatchett/

4) Isis Ferguson 'Queer Spaces, Bud Billiken, and Chicago Home Movies' - Full episode: https://www.notesfromchicago.com/queer-spaces-bud-billiken-and-chicago-home-movies-with-isis-ferguson-and-alyssa-gregory/

5) Nina Idemudia 'How to Fix Chicago’s Housing & Transit Problems' - Full episode: https://www.notesfromchicago.com/how-to-fix-chicagos-housing-transit-problems-with-nina-idemudia/

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