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Chicago Mayor, Shelter Officials Respond to Living Conditions Following a Borderless Investigation
Illuminated by orange-tinted street lamps and handheld candles, hundreds of people stood in silence Wednesday night across the street from Chicago’s largest migrant shelter to grieve the loss of five-year-old Jean Carlo Martinez Rivero, who died just days earlier. . Outside the former manufacturing building turned shelter, mourners stared...
Two months on, Chicagoans grapple with the devastation of the Gaza war
A vigil in memory of Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel Defense Forces, is held at the corner of N. Broadway and W. Leland Ave. on Nov. 7, 2023. On a frigid night in early November, about 50 people huddled on a street corner in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood with candles and flowers in hand. As the elevated train rumbled above their heads, the group stood in silence, mourning the thousands of civilians killed in Gaza since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas.
5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Ill At Chicago’s Largest Migrant Shelter
Two adjoining buildings in an industrial section of Pilsen make up Chicago’s largest migrant shelter. More than a dozen migrants living there say the shelter is dangerous and unsanitary. A five-year-old boy died after falling ill inside Chicago’s largest migrant shelter, adding concerns to the living conditions at the...
Investigation: Migrants Describe Inhumane Conditions at Chicago’s Largest Shelter
Two adjoining buildings in an industrial section of Pilsen make up Chicago’s largest migrant shelter. More than a dozen migrants living there say the shelter is dangerous and unsanitary. Maria* feels the dust and fiber-like particles fall from the ceiling and blanket on her family every time she tries...
‘I Cannot Work’: Venezuelan TPS Applicants Face Large Hurdles in Getting Work Permits
Moises Gacias outside of the house he is staying at in Chicago’s McKinley Park neighborhood. Gacias’ wife, three kids and sick mother live in Venezuela. Leafy green plants line the window of a small, brick home in McKinley Park. Inside the dimly lit house, a shy gray and white cat has become Moises Gacias’ new friend, helping him stave off the loneliness of being in a new country. At night the Venezuelan migrant closes his eyes to the sight of the gray figure and wakes up alongside the small cat each morning.
A Chicago faith-based nonprofit furnishes homes for asylum seekers
Sandra Milena Gallego and Jheyson Pulgarin Moncada, left, review the list of families receiving donated furniture from Chicago Furniture Bank, while other employees ready rental trucks inside the New Life Center warehouse in Little Village on Nov. 27th, 2023. Jorge Crespo finds a spot for a newly donated bedroom set...
As Chicago’s shelter rule for migrant families takes effect, here are three student rights to know
Students react as they play tag at Brighton Park Elementary on Thursday, July 20, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Chicago educators and advocates are concerned about how Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new 60-day limit for shelter stays for...
After decades of waiting, West Chicago’s Final Radiation Cleanup Begins
Ata Rehman, 42, has lived across the street from a former factory site that produced radioactive thorium in West Chicago since 2016. For years, Ata Rehman has looked out his door and wondered when work would finally be completed on the acres of fenced-in fields near his home in suburban West Chicago.
What Does The City’s New 60-Day Shelter Limit Mean For Migrants In Chicago?
CHICAGO — A limit on how long migrants can stay in temporary city-run shelters went into effect Friday, in what officials say is part of an attempt to accelerate resettlement efforts for thousands of asylum seekers living in Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the 60-day limit on Wednesday as...
How the Pilsen Food Pantry Expanded to Serve Venezuelan Migrants
Clients browse clothes at the free store located inside the Pilsen Food Pantry on November 14, 2023. Around 50 people visit the free store each day, says volunteer coordinator Veronica Saldaña. On the corner of 21st St. and Ashland Ave., Yuraisy Rodriguez waits outside the Pilsen Food Pantry’s clothing...
Where To Find Free or Cheap Winter Coats In Chicago
Humboldt Park Solidarity Network operates out of Casa Hernandez, located at 3519 W. North Ave. Chicago, Ill. They are open Mondays 4–8 p.m. and Saturdays 2–5 p.m. and offer free food, clothing and other essentials. With cold weather upon us, organizations around Chicago are giving out warm coats...
Tsegay Gebreyohannes
Tsegay Gebreyohannes stands with his three sons, Eben Afeworki, 8, Abel Afeworki, 3, and Simon Afeworki, 12, behind the home he recently purchased in the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 20, 2023. Pew Research estimates 1 in 10 Black people in the United States is an immigrant. In...
Illinois bill seeks to bolster language services at state agencies
Nasreen Fatima, a member of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago, shares her experience with language access issues with State Rep. Hoan Huynh during a town hall about the Language Equity and Access Act in Chicago, Ill., Aug. 14, 2023. For years, advocates like Ellen Zhou have pushed for robust language...
Trap Door Theatre brings European plays to the heart of Chicago
Actors Kevin Webb and Keith Surney on stage in “The Pragmatists” playing at Trap Door Theatre in Chicago, Ill. As you walk through the front door of Mable’s Table, you’re greeted warmly by staff and a cozy ambiance. Complete with brick walls and vaulted ceilings, the family restaurant boasts a friendly, inviting atmosphere. But down the hall in the back of the restaurant, you’ll find a very different setting: The black box of Trap Door Theatre.
How to access food benefits programs and free groceries in Chicago
In Chicago, 33% of Black and 32% of Latino families with children face food insecurity and hunger, more than double the rate of white families, according to a recent report from the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Across the city, a handful of programs can help people access free food, money...
Little Amal Comes to Chicago With a Message of Hope for Refugees
Little Amal greets a child in Margate Park along the lakefront in Chicago, Ill. Sept. 30, 2023. Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, was part of a theatrical show put on by the Chicago Children’s Theatre, in which Little Amal makes “stone soup” with the help of children.
Newly-arrived Venezuelan migrants can now apply for TPS protections. Here’s How.
Egliany, 19, holds her son, Angel, 2, as they wait outside Union Station for friends to pick them up after arriving from Texas by bus to Chicago, Ill., Sept. 7, 2022. The family arrived in Chicago after leaving Venezuela three months prior. They now qualify for Temporary Protected Status. Venezuelans...
Pushing Boundaries: How a Pakistani African American Drag King Burst into Chicago’s Drag Scene
D'Cameron May makes their way through the crowd while “NalinA,” a pop song by Korean boy band Block B, plays during a drag performance at Furama restaurant in Chicago, Ill., Aug. 19, 2023. Bathed in the dim yellow light of a tucked away storage room at Furama Restaurant,...
How to apply for FEMA assistance regardless of immigration status
Illinois homeowners and renters whose homes were damaged from severe flooding earlier this summer can still apply for federal relief. Government officials encourage Cook County residents with uninsured or underinsured properties damaged by the severe storms on July 2 to July 29 to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster assistance.
Locally Made App Puts Interpreter in Immigrants’ Pockets
Joel Arzu, cofounder of the CoVoice app, at his home in Aurora, Ill., Aug. 31, 2023. As a kid, Joel Arzu often had to interpret for his parents, who had immigrated from Honduras and were not fluent in English. It could be difficult for both him and his parents. He remembers one trip to the hospital when he was six or seven, when a doctor was frustrated with his parents for not being fluent in English. Arzu felt it was “belittling and lacking empathy.”
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