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Meet the Chicago Women on the Frontlines Helping Immigrants Access Health Care on the Southwest Side Environment and HealthTrending

Meet the Chicago Women on the Frontlines Helping Immigrants Access Health Care on the Southwest Side

As thousands of immigrants lost access to state-funded health care, these community health workers are making sure Little Village residents’ medical needs are met.
and September 11, 2025
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Shaped by Her Immigrant Family, This Principal’s Mission is to Empower Multilingual Students in the Southwest Side EducationTrending

Shaped by Her Immigrant Family, This Principal’s Mission is to Empower Multilingual Students in the Southwest Side

While growing up in Little Village, Berenice Salas developed an early passion for linguistics and heritage that would eventually guide her career as an educator.
September 9, 2025
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Environmental Advocates Rally in Support of New Ordinance to Change Zoning and Address Pollution Environment and HealthTrending

Environmental Advocates Rally in Support of New Ordinance to Change Zoning and Address Pollution

An ordinance introduced in City Council on Wednesday would address zoning and land use policies the federal government found to be environmentally discriminatory toward communities of color in the South and West Sides.
April 17, 2025
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Chicago Department of Public Health Set to Defend Environmental Justice Efforts at Committee Hearing Environment and HealthTrending

Chicago Department of Public Health Set to Defend Environmental Justice Efforts at Committee Hearing

The hearing comes as environmental justice advocates grow impatient with the city's unfulfilled promises to install 140 air pollution sensors and pass a cumulative impacts ordinance to protect communities overburdened by pollution.
March 27, 2025
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What a Trump Vs. Harris Win Could Mean for Environmental Justice in Chicago? Environment and Health

What a Trump Vs. Harris Win Could Mean for Environmental Justice in Chicago?

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris differ on many policy points, but environmental justice and climate change are among the most stark.
October 28, 2024
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How Chicago’s Environmental Committee Chair Works Toward a ‘Sustainable’ City Environment and Health

How Chicago’s Environmental Committee Chair Works Toward a ‘Sustainable’ City

Since being appointed to chair the city’s Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy, Ald. Maria Hadden (49th) has been working to educate lawmakers on a stalled decarbonization bill and bolster the reinstated Department of the Environment.
September 9, 2024
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Illinois Makes Housing Discrimination Based on Immigration Status a Civil Rights Violation Immigration PolicyTrending

Illinois Makes Housing Discrimination Based on Immigration Status a Civil Rights Violation

The state-expanded protections prohibit housing providers from discriminating against a person based on actual or perceived immigration status. A real estate attorney breaks down what this expanded law means.
July 15, 2024
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Buying a Home is Hard. It’s Even More Difficult When You’re Undocumented. Immigration PolicyStaff PickTrending

Buying a Home is Hard. It’s Even More Difficult When You’re Undocumented.

Undocumented immigrants have long faced a narrow path to homeownership, but in recent years, some local community banks are slowly expanding lending options to help noncitizens realize their dream of owning a home.
July 2, 2024