Yorvi Sánchez found friends in Chicago, but he isn’t looking forward to Christmas without his 7-year-old daughter. "Being able to help them from here is the whole reason I came here,” he said.
Alex V. HernandezDecember 3, 2022
Earlier this year Jesús “Chuy” García scored a victory in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ lone Latinx-majority congressional seat.
Alex V. HernandezSeptember 19, 2018
From the traditional dances to the colorful murals, Little Village is all about art, says Omar Magana.
Alex V. HernandezSeptember 19, 2018
Faustina Montoya is from the Mexican state of Guerrero and has lived in Chicago for twenty-seven years.
Alex V. HernandezSeptember 19, 2018
In April, President Donald Trump pledged not to deport undocumented immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status — aka “Dreamers” — telling the more than 875,000 people brought to the U.S. illegally as children that they should “rest easy.”
Alex V. HernandezMay 19, 2017
On March 27, Wilmer Catalan-Ramirez was dragged from his home by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents posing as police officers.
Alex V. HernandezMay 8, 2017
Women’s March Illinois organizers hosted a candlelight vigil in downtown Chicago on April 13 to show solidarity with Syrians who have been displaced or suffered because of the civil war in that country.
Alex V. HernandezApril 18, 2017
Diana Cruz was born and raised in Chicago and converted to Islam 17 years ago.
Alex V. HernandezMarch 16, 2017
The Muslim Community Center of Chicago was established in 1969 and is one of the oldest and largest Muslim organizations in the Chicago area.
Alex V. HernandezFebruary 21, 2017
