Hadiya’s slaying shakes a community in transition
Over the years, the Redd children believed the colorful tot lot next to their two-story house belonged to them alone, a haven of slides and swings in Chicago's lakefront North...
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Lessons of 1986 amnesty
It was 1986, and Maria Mercedes Reyes remembers the rush of joy she felt as she sat in her Little Village church and learned that President Ronald Reagan had signed...
Illegal immigrants cleared to hit the roads
The simple act of driving his 7-year-old daughter to school creates anxiety every morning for Juan Vicente Urbina, who has no driver's license and knows getting behind the wheel could...
Illegal immigrants cleared to hit the roads
The simple act of driving his 7-year-old daughter to school creates anxiety every morning for Juan Vicente Urbina, who has no driver's license and knows getting behind the wheel could...
Immigrant family in U.S. sees better life back home
Luis Barcenas still recalls the terror of being kidnapped at gunpoint while driving a truck on a Mexican highway 14 years ago, a traumatic two days that compelled him to...
Obama immigration shift cheered by Chicago-area advocates
Chicago-area immigration reform advocates greeted the Obama administration policy shift that will allow many here illegally to remain with their families while seeking legal status as a welcome step toward...
Dream Fund to start helping students who are illegal immigrants
Starting Thursday, students without legal permission to be in the country will be able to apply for scholarships of up to $6,000 to help pay for tuition at Illinois colleges...
Quinn unveils $1 billion water, sewer upgrade push
Gov. Pat Quinn launched a $1 billion initiative Thursday to upgrade sewer lines, water mains and water treatment plants across Illinois, some of them badly eroded after more than 100...
Mostly high marks for new CPS chief
One of the first calls Barbara Byrd-Bennett made after being tapped as the new chief of Chicago Public Schools was to teachers union President Karen Lewis. Coming after contentious contract...
Mostly high marks for new CPS chief
One of the first calls Barbara Byrd-Bennett made after being tapped as the new chief of Chicago Public Schools was to teachers union President Karen Lewis. Coming after contentious contract...