City Room - Immigration

Immigration Audits Target 24 Illinois Employers

The companies are among 1,000 nationwide that authorities say they’ve notified for auditing. The companies, suspected of employing unauthorized workers, have connections to public safety.

Posted on 11.19.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Student Facing Deportation Turns to Senators

Rigoberto Padilla’s advocates are asking the Illinois senators to contact federal officials.

Posted on 11.18.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Study: Illinois Refugee Services Near Collapse

Pioneering efforts in Illinois to resettle refugees are in danger of collapsing, according to a new study by a pan-African coalition based in Chicago.

Posted on 10.29.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Moms: Cancel Party for Cop Charged in Fatal DUI

Relatives of the victims are calling on Chicago officers to cancel a fundraiser set for Friday.

Posted on 10.22.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Worker Complaints Hit 2 Suburban Firms

Fired immigrant workers accuse a hotel chain and staffing firm of breaking a new Illinois law about verification of employment eligibility.

Posted on 10.21.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Fired Hotel Workers Challenge E-Verify Use

Former employees at two suburban Chicago businesses say the companies wrongfully dismissed them after checking into their authorization to work in the United States.

Posted on 10.20.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Undocumented Immigrant Leaves ‘Sanctuary’

Flor Crisóstomo lived in Adalberto United Methodist in defiance of a deportation order. She says moving out will make her immigrant-rights activism more effective.

Posted on 10.19.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Lipinski: Constituents Support Jobs Priority

A Chicago congressman answers a challenger’s claim that he’s letting down his district’s immigrants.

Posted on 10.16.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Lipinski Faces Challenge from Immigrant Leader

Jorge Mújica says the Chicago congressman is representing his district’s Latin Americans and Middle Easterners poorly.

Posted on 10.15.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Financial Firm to Open Grocery in ‘Food Desert’

A Latino-led private-equity firm has agreed to open a supermarket in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Posted on 9.24.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Union Pickets Hit Chicago Hotels

In contract talks, UNITE HERE Local 1 is at odds with the inns over health insurance.

Posted on 9.11.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Immigrants Accuse Obama of Betrayal

About 2,000 people mark Labor Day with a protest march in downtown Chicago.

Posted on 9.7.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Senate Hopeful Warns Stations to Cancel Ad

Rep. Mark Kirk’s U.S. Senate campaign moves against a Spanish-language radio spot that targets him.

Posted on 9.4.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Chicago-Area Hotel Labor Negotiations Heat Up

Contracts for more than 7,000 workers expire tonight. New agreements are nowhere in sight.

Posted on 8.31.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Critics: Catholic Charities Fails Latinos

The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago says its ranks now include almost a million Latinos. Many are poor. Many have roots in Mexico. And some lack documents to be living in the United States. The archdiocese’s human-service arm, Catholic Charities, says it does all it can for the Latino population. But WBEZ has obtained some Catholic Charities documents that raise doubts.

Posted on 8.24.2009 by Chip Mitchell

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