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May Day marchers urge federal immigration reform

December 24, 2018 at 1:36 a.m.

Several thousand demonstrators marched through downtown Chicago on Wednesday, banging drums and chanting loudly in support of comprehensive federal immigration reforms that many think could be passed by Congress this...

State turns off UNO money spigot after charter school scandal

August 24, 2021 at 8:32 a.m.

State officials have temporarily halted funding to the United Neighborhood Organization, contending the large charter school operator violated terms of a $98 million grant by hiring contractors who are related...

Fast-food workers walk for better pay

December 24, 2018 at 1:23 a.m.

Workers at fast-food restaurants and retail stores in downtown Chicago are staging a walkout today in hopes of pressuring their bosses to pay them more money. The action is part...

Chicago Archdiocese pushes for immigration reforms in Congress

December 24, 2018 at 1:07 a.m.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago on Thursday kicked off a push for immigration reforms in Congress, adding to momentum around the country as a bipartisan group of U.S. senators prepares...

Latino leaders meet to step beyond immigration

August 24, 2021 at 2:07 a.m.

In the 2012 presidential election, Latinos made up more than 10 percent of voter turnout for the first time in history, a key factor in Barack Obama's victory and a...

Community leaders voice anger over Puerto Rican Day parade changes

December 24, 2018 at 12:59 a.m.

Conjuring up a history of feeling marginalized in Chicago, Puerto Rican community leaders and veteran activists Thursday voiced their anger over a decision not to hold the Puerto Rican Day...

Catholic Church works to keep up with growing Latino membership

August 24, 2021 at 1:05 a.m.

The sparsely attended Friday morning Mass at St. Bartholomew Parish Catholic Church was in English, and Amparo Lara, more comfortable with Spanish, struggled to understand the homily that urged parishioners...

Study: CHA residents marginally better off than when living in high-rises

December 24, 2018 at 12:33 a.m.

Public housing residents in Chicago are marginally better off today than when they lived in the high-rise towers that have since been torn down, though more social services are needed...

Pollution concerns delay Englewood rail yard expansion

December 24, 2018 at 12:25 a.m.

A group of Englewood residents along with environmental organizations persuaded a City Council committee on Thursday to delay a hearing on a $285 million railroad expansion plan that would bring...

Judge halts O’Hare convention center project

June 18, 2018 at 7:50 p.m.

A project to build a convention center near O'Hare International Airport has been temporarily stopped by a federal judge after a government lawsuit accused the developer of trying to bilk...

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