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Local organizations are concerned that the change will mean that more immigrants will go without legal help in immigration court and hearings.

Experts say the rule expands the benefits immigration officials can consider and gives them greater discretion to determine whether an applicant could face a ‘public charge.’ Immigrants enrolled in ...

Najibullah Amini overcame ethnic discrimination, poverty and the oppressive Taliban regime to pursue his dream of becoming a pilot. Najibullah Amini’s eyes have always been fixed on the skies. Since ...

Pedro Cisneros didn’t expect to start a lowrider club when he left Texas. That changed when Chicago became his home.

Christine Dussault witnessed CPS students and parents navigate challenges like COVID-19, immigration raids, language barriers and budget cuts throughout her career. Now, she’s using that experience to ...

Voters across the city will finalize their pick among three candidates to lead the Chicago Board of Education on Nov. 3.

“It’s sad because people are there searching for work, and now they’re not coming home,” said a man who witnessed ICE chasing down people at a Home Depot parking lot in Brighton Park.

Illinois refugees will lose Medicaid access in October as part of federal funding cuts. This was supposed to be Mustafa Rfat’s new beginning. Originally from Iraq, Rfat fled to Turkey in 2010 after ...

For months, activists have been surveilling the Damen Silos demolition to ensure that environmental protection measures are in place and enforced. On a Friday afternoon in September, Kate Eakin and a ...

The eviction case comes as Chicago migrants are facing a triple crisis – homelessness, food insecurity and increased deportations under Trump.

Chicagoans will elect the first fully-elected school board with 45 candidates running for all 21 seats. Early voting is ...