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Nelson Orellana, 30, of Venezuela, stands in the rain Jan. 9, 2024, while waiting for work in a Home Depot parking lot in Chicago.

Out of work and running out of time, migrants struggle to find jobs in Chicago

March 11, 2024 at 12:04 p.m.

After a month of standing in Home Depot parking lots in Chicago hoping to find work, Rayni Cuadrado had finally found a day job. The 29-year-old from Maracaibo, Venezuela, moved...

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces a mobilization of Chicago's faith and philanthropic communities to help provide housing and resources for new arrivals on Nov. 28, 2023, in Chicago.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will delay enforcing migrant shelter evictions policy, acknowledges pause on opening new sites

March 11, 2024 at 12:04 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will delay enforcing his 60-day migrant shelter limit policy for the first group of asylum-seekers due to leave the system next week, his administration announced Friday as...

Migrants sit on a bench while staying at a makeshift shelter operated by the city at O'Hare International Airport Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Hay miles de inmigrantes más en Chicago de lo que se había informado previamente, según las autoridades municipales

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

Han llegado a Chicago miles de inmigrantes más de los que se había informado previamente, según anunciaron esta semana las autoridades municipales. Un portavoz de la Oficina de Gestión de...

Migrants on a bench while staying at a makeshift shelter operated by the city at O'Hare International Airport, Oct. 24, 2023, in Chicago.

Thousands more migrants in Chicago than previously reported, city officials say

March 11, 2024 at 12:05 p.m.

There are thousands more migrants who have arrived in Chicago than previously reported, city officials announced this week. A spokesperson for Chicago's Office of Emergency Management reported an additional 4,468...

Un grupo de inmigrantes juega fútbol americano con un empleado de la CTA en la zona de llegada de inmigrantes de la ciudad el 10 de enero de 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Los inmigrantes no se duchan y buscan comida en la basura de la ‘zona de llegada’ de la ciudad mientras esperan refugio

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

Cientos de inmigrantes recién llegados a Chicago se han alojado en autobuses calentados proporcionados por la ciudad y llevan días sin ducharse. Muchos tienen hambre y están resfriados. Cada noche...

A group of migrants play football with a CTA employee at the city's migrant landing zone on Jan. 10, 2024.

Migrants go without showers, dig for food in trash at city’s ‘landing zone’ as they wait for shelter

March 11, 2024 at 12:05 p.m.

Hundreds of migrants who recently arrived in Chicago have been staying in warming buses provided by the city and they haven't taken a shower for days. Many are hungry and...

Josele Mendoza, 41, and his wife, Heidi Sarmiento, 45, both of Venezuela, walk with other migrants to the city's landing zone after traveling from Glen Ellyn to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago in the early morning hours of Jan. 5, 2024.

Dropped off in suburb wearing T-shirts and sandals, migrants finally reach Chicago by Metra train

March 11, 2024 at 12:05 p.m.

After they missed their train from Glen Ellyn to Chicago early Friday morning, migrants wrapped themselves in thin white blankets on the concrete platform. They were left at the Metra...

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez speaks at Daley Center, Dec. 24, 2024, after a Cook County judge granted a temporary restraining order against CPS board members. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

The firing of CPS CEO Pedro Martinez: How did we get here and what’s coming?

January 6, 2025 at 10:44 a.m.

The firing of Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez and contract negotiations with Chicago Teachers Union has been top of mind for months now. Here's what to know...

A group of migrants arrive by bus near a Greyhound station in Chicago after being transported from Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Más suburbios del área de Chicago aprueban ordenanzas para frenar la llegada de inmigrantes

April 15, 2024 at 3:37 p.m.

Los suburbios de Chicago han comenzado a tomar medidas enérgicas contra los autobuses de inmigrantes que llegan desde la frontera sur con poca o ninguna coordinación, enfrentando las consecuencias del...

Migrant families arrive by bus near a Greyhound station in Chicago after being driven all the way from Texas on Oct. 25, 2023.

More Chicago-area suburbs pass ordinances to curb migrant drop-offs

March 11, 2024 at 12:08 p.m.

Chicago suburbs have begun to crack down on buses of migrants arriving from the southern border with little to no coordination, facing the fallout of increased border crossings that are...

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