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East Chicago’s Fiestas Patrias

Nearly a century of celebration for Indiana's growing Mexican community.

Emiliano Aguilar2022-11-16T09:20:47-05:00November 14, 2022|
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  • Top Stories Collage - 2021

Belt’s Top Stories of 2021

Ten pieces our readers kept coming back to.

Belt Magazine2022-02-08T10:29:55-05:00December 27, 2021|
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  • Rendleman - Illinois Coal 3

Rust Belt Labor: A Reading List

Stories of Rust Belt workers--their lives, histories, memories, and resistance.

Raechel Anne Jolie2021-10-01T11:41:49-04:00September 3, 2021|
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  • Shook - Chicago Avenue, East Chicago

East Chicago’s Failed Utopian Visions

A century ago, East Chicago, Indiana drafted its ideal future. Here's how that went.

Emiliano Aguilar2021-10-29T16:09:32-04:00July 1, 2021|
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  • BMC - Top Stories - 2020

Belt’s Top Stories of 2020

Eleven pieces our readers kept coming back to.

Belt Magazine2021-01-29T11:22:57-05:00December 28, 2020|
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  • East Chicago City Hall

East Chicago’s Legacy of Corruption

Landmarks in Indiana's Steel City still bear the names of corrupt officials.

Emiliano Aguilar2020-08-27T14:27:25-04:00July 17, 2020|
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  • Love - Lake County Fair

At the Lake County Fair

The fair connects communities that often seem worlds apart socially and politically, but are intimately linked by economics and geography.

Samuel Love2019-11-14T11:00:49-05:00October 31, 2019|
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