United Center concessions workers on brink of strike
Workers at concessions stands at United Center have voted to authorize a strike but negotiations haven’t ended.
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Pilsen gallery owner connects migrants with essentials when city falls short
At Vault Gallerie, Delilah Martinez makes room for donations destined for asylum-seekers.
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Study on Arab Americans in Chicago calls on not using ‘white’ as racial category
A new study from UIC documents inequities Arab Americans face in the Chicago area.
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U.S. Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge gives Chicago $60 million to fight homelessness
The city received the largest sum of federal funds toward combating the issue.
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A Woodlawn migrant shelter sparks anger — and reflection — among Black and Latino residents
Woodlawn residents say they’ve been kept in the dark about the shelter by the city, but some see this as an opportunity to come together.
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This activist’s life shows abortion access is not just a ‘white woman’s movement’
Marie Leaner was one of the few Black members of a covert abortion network active in Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s. On the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, she tells her story.
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Death in shelter for migrants highlights mental health challenges asylum seekers could face
As hundreds of asylum seekers arrive in the Chicago area, the death of one newly arrived immigrant illustrates the complex mental health problems they could face.
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Chicago to strengthen planned security for Lunar New Year parades
Additional security measures will surround Lunar New Year parades this weekend in Chinatown and Uptown in the wake of two California mass shootings.
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Glen Ellyn pedestrian tunnel is filled with trees, thanks to Pilsen artist’s mural
Juan De La Mora’s mural, completed in December, is part of a broader effort to create and celebrate public art in DuPage County.
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As book bans rise, Chicago-area libraries fight to protect access to reading materials
Libraries of all sizes across the Chicago area are taking on fights about the First Amendment in their children’s sections.
