Joanna Hernandez

Take a Look Inside the 1903 Frank Lloyd Wright House a Chicago Nonprofit Is Working to Restore In the Austin community on Chicago’s West Side sits the J.J. Walser House, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1903. A local organization is working to preserve the landmark and transform it into a community asset for generations to come. “Behind us is the J.J. Walser House,” Darnell Shields, executive director of Austin Coming Together, told WTTW News on a recent tour.

Transgender Chicagoans Find Services, Support at Brave Space Alliance: ‘You Get Community Here’ For Trinity Coats, fashion has always been a way to express who she is. “You can never go wrong with having something black,” she said while flipping through clothing racks inside the Dignity Closet at Brave Space Alliance. Coats has been coming to the South Side organization for the past two years. What began as a search for clothing and other necessities became something much more.

Grassroots Effort Grows Into Queer-Led Community Hub in Gage Park On a recent Wednesday morning, a group of children gathered inside a community space in Gage Park. “We’re going to start by pushing in our chairs and getting up,” an instructor told the room. The children were part of Pequeños Soñadores, a free summer camp run by the Gage Park Latinx Council.