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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.
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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
Protests Lead Cicero to Soften Towing Policy

A religious coalition in the western suburb chalks up a win.

Posted on 8.11.2009 by Chip Mitchell
Reviving Immigration Bill This Year a Long Shot

It’s not clear a letter to President Barack Obama from seven Illinois Democrats will make a big difference.

Posted on 8.4.2009 by Chip Mitchell
Illinois Democrats Push Obama on Immigration

Seven congressmen from the president’s home state urge him to play a leading role in overhauling the nation’s immigration laws.

Posted on 8.3.2009 by Chip Mitchell
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