Puerto Rican Cultural Center chosen as "Out Front" organization to lead Chicago Pride Parade

Every year, Pride Chicago picks an organization to lead the city's annual Pride Parade. This year, it's the Puerto Rican ...

Nearly 7,000 Tadpoles Are on Their Way to Puerto Rico in Race to Save Endangered Toads

The initiative is part of a long-term conservation effort to restore the endangered species to its native lands ...

Controversy mounts over Puerto Rican heritage event slated for Gracie Mansion

The organizers of an annual Puerto Rican heritage event that’s been held at Gracie Mansion for nearly 30 years have doubled ...

‘We are limited by the US in every aspect’: the young people behind Puerto Rico’s independence movement

Popular sentiment has been growing since 2017, when the US failed in providing disaster relief after Hurricane Maria ...

4 reasons why more people are choosing Puerto Rico as their new home

People are pleased to find much more than they expected, including a relaxed lifestyle with plenty of amenities.
Chicago Tribune

With island prices rising, Chicagoan from Puerto Rico must delay dream of moving back

When Daphne Labault left her home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria blew her windows out, her dream was to go back someday. “Returning had always been our north, our goal,” said Labault, ...
Pew Research Center

Over the past 20 years, more people have moved from Puerto Rico to the mainland U.S. than in the other direction

Note: “Mainland U.S” refers to the 50 states and D.C. Migration figures reflect the number of people who lived in the opposite place “one year ago” relative to survey date. Data includes all people ...