The Little Village community is again mourning the death of a child due to gun violence. Eight-year-old Melissa Ortega was running errands with her mother, Araceli Leaños, on West 26th street on Saturday when a gunman opened fire. Melissa was struck twice in the head and later died at Stroger Hospital. “Me mataron a mi […]
Author Archives: Hugo Balta
Hugo Balta is the Associate Editor of The Chicago Reporter. Balta is also the Owner/Publisher of ILLatinoNews, part of the Latino News Network. He is twice president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ).