Service helps on MLK Day, but some say it’s not enough
U.S. groups will gather for community service projects to honor Martin Luther King Jr., but some say more is needed.
U.S. groups will gather for community service projects to honor Martin Luther King Jr., but some say more is needed.
This is “about this hedge fund hurting a product that people rely on,” a Tribune journalist and union member tells WBEZ.
“The Latino community is very much a part of the fabric of the western suburbs, and a growing, thicker strand of that fabric,” says one civic leader.
In early November, village officials declared a month-long emergency disaster. But all agree: more money and collaboration are desperately needed.
The Selina Hotel will be converted to use all 116 rooms in December. The population will not include migrant families.
For thousands of refugees arriving in Chicago, finding work is the first step to establishing a new life here.
Funded primarily by donations, one program would provide housing for up to three months, job placement by local unions and assistance from immigration lawyers.
The term has become conflated with policies that provide public benefits and resources, according to DePaul University’s Kathleen Arnold.
Chicago, Cook County and Illinois all observe Columbus Day, but some are calling for new ways to celebrate Italian heritage.
Open Communities says a management company used a chatbot to illegally rule out a renter who had a housing voucher.