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Migrants in Chicago

561A4335.jpgDesiré Borges holds her daughter in her arms outside their home in an unsanctioned neighborhood outside Los Patios, Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Race, Class & Communities
What Colombia can teach Chicago about managing a migrant wave
The small, relatively poor South American country has received four times more Venezuelans than the United States but offers a path to integration. We went to see it.
By Chip Mitchell  and Anthony Vazquez
 
Luisette hugging little girl in store
Race, Class & Communities
A Chicago woman who helps migrants fights for a chance to stay in the United States
By Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
 
Mayor Brandon Johnson
Politics
Chicago’s City Council approves Mayor Johnson’s plans to borrow $1 billion and use $70 million in reserves to support migrants
By Tessa Weinberg
 
Carl Wolf, executive director of Respond Now, a non-profit in the south suburbs
Politics
Cook County has $20 million for the suburbs to help migrants. Most towns aren’t going for it.
By Kristen Schorsch
 
Chicago City Council
Politics
Chicago City Council committee gives initial approval to $70 million more for migrants
By Tessa Weinberg
 
Brandon Johnson sitting at table and speaking into microphone
Politics
Johnson to Biden: Long-term undocumented immigrants deserve work permits, too
By David Struett
 
Chef Jesus Finol, prepares a steak arepa at Sabe a Zulia, a Venezuelan restaurant located at 5306 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60639, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ
Race, Class & Communities
Feeding migrants in Chicago involves balancing nutrition, cost and taste
By Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
 
Migrants walking behind a fence
Race, Class & Communities
Chicago slowly starts evicting migrants from shelters
By Michael Loria
 
Advocates for migrants protest Saturday downtown at Pritzker Park, upset by the possible eviction of recently arrived migrants from shelters across the city. The protest drew members of different organizations, some demanding permanent housing for migrants.
Environment & Public Health
Mayor Johnson confirms migrant evictions coming, despite measles outbreak and protests
By Fran Spielman  and Michael Loria
 
A family of asylum-seekers looks through a pile of donated clothing Tuesday morning at St. Edmund Catholic Church and school in Oak Park.
Politics
Paying millions to house migrants, Chicago failed to take Catholic archdiocese up on offers of free rent
By Michael Loria
 
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