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City Contractor ‘Failed’ Clients as Migrant Shelter Complaints Mounted, Staffers Say EnvironmentHealthInvestigationLaborTop StoriesTrendingVisuals

City Contractor ‘Failed’ Clients as Migrant Shelter Complaints Mounted, Staffers Say

Chicago is phasing out Favorite Healthcare Staffing after paying the agency $342 million to oversee its shelter system. Records show that Favorite had a poor track record of resolving complaints.
November 19, 2024
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After Decades of Disinvestment, Black and Latino Leaders Want ‘Profound Transformation’ Amid Migrant Crisis HealthImmigration PolicyOrganizingStaff pickTrendingUncategorized

After Decades of Disinvestment, Black and Latino Leaders Want ‘Profound Transformation’ Amid Migrant Crisis

Although tensions have flared throughout the humanitarian crisis, Black and Brown leaders see an opportunity to unite and advocate for Chicago’s South and West Sides.
April 29, 2024
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Investigation: Chicago Ignored Dozens of Warnings of Migrant Shelter Conditions Before Child’s Death HealthImmigration PolicyInvestigationTrending

Investigation: Chicago Ignored Dozens of Warnings of Migrant Shelter Conditions Before Child’s Death

Despite warnings, numerous hospitalizations and dozens of reports, Chicago officials continuously funneled thousands of migrants into an industrial warehouse that was never meant to house people.
, and February 27, 2024
Jesus J. Montero of the Cicero Independiente
What Cicero and Stickney Residents Need to Know About the Koppers Coal Tar Plant EnvironmentHealth

What Cicero and Stickney Residents Need to Know About the Koppers Coal Tar Plant

Over the past decade, the Koppers coal tar plant, situated on the border of the town of Cicero and the village of Stickney, has been flagged for more than 50 violations of state environmental laws.
, , and February 13, 2024
Jesus J. Montero of the Cicero Independiente
Koppers disputes most recent environmental violations but plant records reveal two decades of run-ins with Illinois EPA EnvironmentHealthInvestigation

Koppers disputes most recent environmental violations but plant records reveal two decades of run-ins with Illinois EPA

After the Illinois EPA sent them a lengthy violations notice last fall, Koppers executives began selling stock at an unprecedented rate. After MuckRock and the Cicero Independiente reported on those violations, the publicly-traded company hired a crisis communications firm to meet with elected officials and manage the community fallout.
, , and February 13, 2024
Gonzalo Guzman for Borderless Magazine
Here’s How to Access Immigrant Health Benefits Programs in Illinois Before The Enrollment Pause HealthImmigration PolicyTrending

Here’s How to Access Immigrant Health Benefits Programs in Illinois Before The Enrollment Pause

Starting July 1, Illinois will limit access to programs that provide medical coverage for undocumented immigrants and low-income lawful permanent residents. Here’s what those programs do and how to enroll.
June 29, 2023
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Bullying, Fights And A Mental Health Crisis: Marine Leadership Academy In Turmoil After Sex Abuse Scandal, Parents Say EducationHealthTrending

Bullying, Fights And A Mental Health Crisis: Marine Leadership Academy In Turmoil After Sex Abuse Scandal, Parents Say

On the heels of a wide-ranging sexual abuse scandal, parents of Marine Leadership Academy students say the school is in a state of chaos with widespread fights, bullying, drug and alcohol use and mental health struggles.
April 3, 2023
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As COVID-19 Spread Through Midwest Detention Centers, ICE Struggled to Provide Accurate Data  HealthImmigration PolicyInvestigation

As COVID-19 Spread Through Midwest Detention Centers, ICE Struggled to Provide Accurate Data 

Inaccessible and inconsistent, statistics publicly reported by the enforcement agency contribute to its systemic mishandling of COVID-19 — underscoring a clear need for greater oversight, researchers say.
and July 14, 2021
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From Streetscape To Pandemic To CTA Rebuild, Asia On Argyle Businesses Fight To Survive Health

From Streetscape To Pandemic To CTA Rebuild, Asia On Argyle Businesses Fight To Survive

La orden de quedarse en casa y las reglas de capacidad reducida presentadas durante la pandemia del COVID-19, son solo algunas de las batallas que enfrentan propietarios de negocios como Quang Minh Lê y LoanTh'Thu Nguyễn, dueños del restaurante Phở Loan.
May 24, 2021
immigrant, restaurant, pandemic, businessPhoto by Woojae Julia Song for Block Club Chicago/CatchLight Local Chicago
Hospitality On Hold: How One Timeless Uptown Diner Was Interrupted By The Pandemic HealthLabor

Hospitality On Hold: How One Timeless Uptown Diner Was Interrupted By The Pandemic

With insufficient federal financial relief, restaurants like Uptown's Golden House have had to lay off staff, adapt to constantly changing policies, risk their health daily and make painful decisions in an effort to stay open.
and March 22, 2021