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The Chicagolandia Oral History Project documents the history of the lives, work, and culture of Latinx suburban communities around Chicago including Elgin, Waukegan, Aurora, Joliet, and beyond.

11/27/2025

Our organization started in 1992 as the Elgin Puerto Rican Parade Committee. Back in the mid-2000's, as the Puerto Rican Heritage Organization, when we hosted Elgin's Puerto Rican festival it cost us approximately $60,000. This didn't include what it cost for our annual scholarship pageants, dignitary's dinner and parade we organized. Twenty years later costs have increased substantially and that's why we're hoping you give serious consideration to donating to us (Boricuas Unidos de Elgin, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization) during next week's as we seek to bring back a celebration of Puerto Rican culture, history, music and food!

11/19/2025
11/18/2025
Yesterday’s opening of “Aquí en Chicago,” the Chicago History Museum’s first comprehensive exhibition of Latino history ...
10/26/2025

Yesterday’s opening of “Aquí en Chicago,” the Chicago History Museum’s first comprehensive exhibition of Latino history was beautiful. The place was PACKED and the opening panel was standing room only.

I am extremely proud to share that my essay “Chicagolandia: Latine Politics, Work, and Art in Greater Chicago” was part of the exhibit catalog. I don’t do this work alone, and try to bring others along when I can, so I want to thank all the community collaborators who contributed to this essay. You all did the work – I just wrote it down.

The exhibit is open for the next year – please visit!

https://www.chicagohistory.org/exhibition/aqui-en-chicago/

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La inauguración ayer de “Aquí en Chicago”, la primera exposición completa sobre la historia latina del Museo de Historia de Chicago, fue preciosa. Hubo muchísima gente y el evento inaugural estaba lleno.

Me da mucho orgullo compartir que mi ensayo “Chicagolandia: Política, trabajo y arte latino en el área metropolitana de Chicago” formó parte del catálogo de la exposición. No hago este trabajo solo y trato de involucrar a otra/os cuando puedo. Quiero agradecer a todes lxs colaboradores de la comunidad que contribuyeron a este ensayo. Todos””Ustedes hicieron el trabajo, yo sólo lo escribí.

La exposición estará abierta durante el próximo año. ¡Visítenla!

https://www.chicagohistory.org/exhibition/aqui-en-chicago/

10/14/2025

🌺🌼 Hispanic Heritage Month Highlight 🌻🌸
Dr. Antonio Ramirez, associate professor of history at Elgin Community College, joined the OPRF History Club last week to discuss his Chicagolandia Oral History Project—the first oral history of the suburban Chicago Latino community.

Thank you, Dr. Ramirez!

Chicagolandia Oral History Project

10/08/2025

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