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Actor Dre Meza plays an acorn character with a large mask during Free Street's debut performance of "Touch Grass" at Davis Square Park in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America
A 12-Foot Puppet. A Small House. A Play On The Southwest Side About The Impact of Trees Arts & CultureTop StoriesVisuals

A 12-Foot Puppet. A Small House. A Play On The Southwest Side About The Impact of Trees

A theater troupe is bringing an interactive puppet show to Chicago’s South and West Side parks this month, encouraging people to learn more about how trees impact community health.
and July 24, 2026
Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America
‘We Have Each Other’s Backs’: An Environmental Organizer Sets His Sights on ICE As Told ToImmigration PolicyLatestOrganizingTop StoriesVisuals

‘We Have Each Other’s Backs’: An Environmental Organizer Sets His Sights on ICE

David Barboza has spent years fighting pollution on the Southeast Side of Chicago. But when Donald Trump was re-elected in 2025, he saw a new threat to his community: immigrant deportations.
March 5, 2026
A group of several people stand in a circle praying near the Broadview ICE facility.Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Religious Activists Protested Broadview for Years. Now, ICE’s Crackdown Is Drowning Out Their Prayers Immigration PolicyTop StoriesVisuals

Religious Activists Protested Broadview for Years. Now, ICE’s Crackdown Is Drowning Out Their Prayers

What began as quiet Friday morning prayers decades ago has evolved into a larger and louder movement as activists join a long-standing prayer group in demanding the release of detainees.
and October 28, 2025
Wendy Wei for Borderless Magazine
More Than Three Years After Russia’s Full-scale Ukraine Invasion, Aid Workers Question: ‘Is Rebuilding Enough? Immigration PolicyInvestigationVisuals

More Than Three Years After Russia’s Full-scale Ukraine Invasion, Aid Workers Question: ‘Is Rebuilding Enough?

Chicago's Ukrainian diaspora has funded millions to reconstruct bombed communities. But as some humanitarian workers pivot from humanitarian work to military action, volunteers face hard questions about effective resistance.
August 12, 2025
Photos by Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/ Catchlight Local/ Report for America
Chicago’s Goth Artists Support Immigrants Through Their Music: ‘We’re…Fighting the Good Fight’ Arts & CultureTrendingVisuals

Chicago’s Goth Artists Support Immigrants Through Their Music: ‘We’re…Fighting the Good Fight’

In response to recent ICE raids, Chicago Goth Scene organized a benefit concert to raise funds for the National Immigrant Justice Center and stand in solidarity with impacted families.
July 24, 2025
Efrain Soriano for Borderless Magazine
City Contractor ‘Failed’ Clients as Migrant Shelter Complaints Mounted, Staffers Say Environment and HealthInvestigationLabor and EconomicsVisuals

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