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Migrants eat dinner after attending a religious service outside a shelter on the Lower West Side on Monday, March 4, 2024, in Chicago. Several religious groups organized the event to feed migrants and hold a brief service on the sidewalk outside the shelter. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

La ciudad acelera la vacunación contra el sarampión para los migrantes a medida que los casos siguen aumentando

April 15, 2024 at 3:36 p.m.

En respuesta al continuo brote de sarampión, los funcionarios de la ciudad están acelerando el proceso para que los inmigrantes que viven en un refugio densamente poblado en el Lower...

Dozens of migrants line up outside the State of Illinois Department of Human Services building at North and California avenues in Chicago on March 28, 2024, in hopes of receiving assistance or documents. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Aldermen push for more transparency and tracking of migrants Chicago evicts from shelters

March 29, 2024 at 6:33 a.m.

Call to track evicted migrants comes as volunteers say some end up being placed back into the same shelters they left.

City speeds up measles vaccinations for migrants as cases continue to rise

March 31, 2024 at 12:56 p.m.

In response to a continuing measles outbreak, city officials will require migrants living at a densely-populated Lower West Side shelter to receive a second dose of the measles vaccine 28...

Anyeli Carvojal, 21, from Venezuela, on the sidewalk with her 8-month-old, Santiago Rodriguez, outside a migrant shelter at the Broadway Armory, March 25, 2024, in Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration announced it will begin removing nearly 800 migrants from five Chicago Park District facilities across the city including the Broadway Armory where Carvojal and her son stay. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Mayor Johnson says migrants being housed at Chicago Park District facilities to be moved starting Saturday

March 28, 2024 at 9:36 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration says that programming will return to park district field houses this summer.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx talks to repoters about the charges against a 16-year-old boy in connection with a fatal shooting at a home in the Chatham neighborhood at CPD headquarters on Thursday, March 21, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

16-year-old charged in Chatham triple homicide, authorities worry of violent youth crime

March 21, 2024 at 6:12 p.m.

A 16-year-old has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting at a home in Chatham that left three dead and one wounded, Chicago Police Department officials announced...

David Fish, founder of Fish Potter Bolaños, speaks with members of the press after announcing his $100,000 donation to the Instituto del Progreso Latino to fund services for migrants at the Instituto Health Science Career Academy, March 20, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Founder of employment law firm donates $100,000 toward Chicago’s migrant crisis

March 20, 2024 at 4:15 p.m.

Instituto del Progreso Latino received the donation from David Fish, founder of the law firm Fish Potter Bolaños, P.C.

Election workers wait for voters at Su Nueva Laundromat during primary Election Day in Chicago on March 19, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Election Day in Illinois: Voter turnout is ‘pretty sleepy’ in primary

March 19, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.

As of Monday night, the city had recorded more than 157,000 early votes through in-person or mail-in ballots. Roughly 109,000 mail-in ballots have yet to be returned, Board of Elections...

White tents sit at the city’s migrant landing zone on March 18, 2024, in Chicago. Chicago officials said migrants who are evicted can find their way back to the city’s “landing zone” in the West Loop, where they can reapply for the shelter system if they want a bed. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

First day of migrant evictions leads to confusion; only 3 removed from shelters

March 20, 2024 at 1:06 p.m.

More than two dozen migrants were set to be kicked out of shelters Sunday but the long-anticipated eviction only brought confusion and unanswered questions from the city.

Joan Rivas, 39, from Venezuela, walks by a man working on a Lexus outside a migrant shelter on North Ogden Avenue on March 10, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Behind the wheel without a license: Migrants buying cars to make a life in Chicago

March 20, 2024 at 12:23 p.m.

Behind a West Loop migrant shelter, dozens of cars sit without license plates. Several of their owners stand nearby, acknowledging they lack licenses to drive them. But they increasingly have...

A child with a mask walks outside a migrant shelter on the Lower West Side on March 12, 2024, in Chicago. Two new cases of measles emerged Monday from the Lower West Side shelter where two children had tested positive last week. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Aldermen brought in to help with shelter measles outbreak

March 13, 2024 at 9:25 a.m.

Seven cases have been reported at the shelter. Meanwhile, a team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention touched down in Chicago to assist with the response.

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