Chicago mayor says police won’t assist ICE in migrant sweep
June 21, 2019
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the city's police department will not participate in an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundup of migrant families who have been ordered out the country. ICE agents have been directed by President Donald Trump to conduct pre-dawn raids in major U.S. cities...
21 Savage arrest fuels further criticism of ICE
Richard Requena & Erick Zepeda, Contributing Writers
February 11, 2019
Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, better known as 21 Savage, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Super Bowl Sunday. The believed Atlanta born rapper is actually from the United Kingdom, coming to the U.S. with his family when he was 7 years old. “Mr. Abraham-Joseph entered the US l...
Elena King, Contributing Writer
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Chicago, home to some of the highest taxes in the nation, introduced a new rideshare tax on Jan. 6. This...
Women’s March Chicago 2020 focuses on local elected officials, marchers with disabilities
January 18, 2020
Women and allies took to Chicago’s slush-filled streets Jan. 18 for the fourth-annual,...
Chicagoans swarm dispensaries in first week of recreational cannabis sales
January 12, 2020
By 6 a.m. on New Year’s day, thousands were already lined up outside the many...
Real ID is coming — here’s what you need to know
January 12, 2020
By Oct. 1, 2020, Illinois citizens will be required to have a Real ID in lieu...