Chicago’s street vendors battle the omicron surge and inflation with little help
One community group continues to provide small grants, but says more resources are needed to help food-cart operators.
Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
Reporter, Race, Class and Communities
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Activists call on ICE to release immigrant detainees, not transfer them
Groups say ICE’s Chicago director has prosecutorial discretion to release undocumented immigrants from custody.
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COVID booster rates lag among Black and Latino residents in Illinois
Statewide about 17.5% and 15.3% of Black and Latino residents, respectively, have received the third dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
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Five things to know about a new Chicago law for domestic workers
A new Chicago law says employers must provide house cleaners, nannies and caregivers written contracts stipulating wage and work schedules.
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The pandemic is fueling unionization efforts in Chicago and across the country
“It’s part of something immediate, but there is a change, a long-term sort of evolution that’s unfolding,” said labor professor Robert Bruno.
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From Englewood to Chinatown, residents fight to keep their communities together in Chicago’s remapping
While the Asian American community may see its first slim-majority-ward in the proposed maps, efforts to consolidate Englewood appear to once again fail.
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The construction industry could become more diverse thanks to the $1 trillion infrastructure bill
The infrastructure bill sets aside nearly $3 billion for apprenticeship programs with a focus on workers facing barriers to employment.
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U of C students say the killing of a Chinese alum has sparked anti-Black sentiment
Asian and Black students and local groups gathered on campus to denounce comments on social media stoking fears about Black men.
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Thousands of Illinois families could miss out on monthly child tax credit payments
Families who are eligible for the enhanced child tax credit, but did not get it automatically, have until Monday to sign up to get the funds.
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A coalition of workers and activists demand that McDonald’s fire its CEO
“It’s clear to us that Kempczinski can’t fix McDonald’s problems with race because he is himself part of the problem,” the coalition says.
