Mag Mile marchers remember victims of gun violence in Chicago
Led by mothers holding pictures of loved ones lost to gun violence in Chicago, about a hundred protesters marched up North Michigan Avenue for about an hour Thursday, adding their...
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Chicago’s Holy Family Church, saved from demolition 25 years ago, prays on
Ellen Skerrett looked up at the tall white wooden altar of Holy Family Church and remembered when it was almost destroyed. "People that see the church today think it's unimaginable...
Protesters stage ‘Black Christmas’ among last-minute shoppers
More than a hundred people marched along North Michigan Avenue on Thursday, holding "die-ins" in the street, blocking last-minute shoppers from stores and tussling with police as they staged a...
Turkish immigrant granted stay of deportation at eleventh hour
Ibrahim Parlak will spend Christmas with his family this year without fearing for his life. The Department of Homeland Security extended his deferral of deportation, which was set to expire...
Restaurant owner faces deportation to Turkey after 24 years: ‘It’s not going to be a welcoming party’
After Christmas Eve, Ibrahim Parlak could be sent back to Turkey, a country he fled 24 years ago. In 2004, the Department of Homeland Security charged him with lying on...
Marchers downtown again call for Emanuel, Alvarez resignations
A line of children holding hands led a march of demonstrators downtown Friday afternoon, calling for the resignations of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez because...