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Naydelin Guerrel takes a brief break as Nelson Serrano puts away groceries from a food pantry at Adalberto United Methodist Church, Sept. 1, 2022, in Chicago. Two buses of migrants from Central and South American countries were bused to Chicago from Texas on Aug. 31. The church was housing more than a dozen migrants from recent busing relocations, including Guerrel, who arrived Wednesday, and Serrano, who arrived on Aug. 16.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez calls on city leaders to address growing ‘humanitarian crisis’ migrants bused from Texas are facing

November 11, 2022 at 8:29 a.m.

A group of community activists stood with Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, on Thursday to call on Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other city leaders to address the "humanitarian crisis" facing migrants...

Students at Jones College Preparatory High School stage a sit-in protest inside the school on Nov. 7, 2022.

Jones College Prep students stage protest following Halloween costume controversy

November 7, 2022 at 7:37 p.m.

Jones College Prep students gathered for a sit-in Monday following controversy around a student who attended the school in a German military costume for Halloween and made gestures seen as...

Jones College Prep High School in Chicago's South Loop.

Jones College Prep principal removed from duties over response to student dressed up in apparent Nazi uniform on Halloween

November 4, 2022 at 6:43 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools announced Friday that Jones College Prep Principal Joseph Powers has been removed from "principal duties, effective immediately, pending the results" of an investigation into his response to...

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Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez calls on city leaders to address growing ‘humanitarian crisis’ migrants bused from Texas are facing

Jones College Prep students stage protest following Halloween costume controversy

Jones College Prep principal removed from duties over response to student dressed up in apparent Nazi uniform on Halloween

Protesters march from homeless encampment to City Hall to highlight Chicago’s ongoing homelessness crisis

City officials say Fulton Market tents do not need to be removed for street cleaning Thursday

Officers from Mayor Lightfoot’s security detail intervene during robbery Tuesday, exchange gunfire with suspects

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Shedd Aquarium, Urban Rivers to bring over 3,000 square feet of floating wetlands to the South Side

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