‘Street vendors are the street lights of Chicago’: Why this local organization began an initiative to provide relief to street vendors
Maria Guerrero, La DePaulia Managing Editor
May 22, 2020
A local organization is providing relief to street vendors after a decline of sales and lack of federal aid leaves them financially struggling, uniting the community of Chicago. Increase the Peace, a volunteer led organization that develops young leaders and promotes peace in efforts to decrease violence, ha...
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
May 18, 2020
Tyler Lyson watched his parents’ financial collapse in the Great Recession, a decade ago. He vowed he’d find the security they never had: He would get a college degree. The 27-year-old won a full scholarship to the University of California-Berkeley and, on Monday, will become the first in his...
US unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7%
May 9, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus crisis has sent U.S. unemployment surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt was assuring Americans that the only thing to fear was fear itself. And because of government errors and...
Some US producers, states reopening amid political pressure
April 21, 2020
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing and at least one other U.S. heavy-equipment manufacturer resumed production and some states rolled out aggressive reopening plans Monday, despite nationwide concerns there is not enough testing yet to keep the coronavirus from rebounding. In one of the most forceful moves yet,...
COVID-19 pandemic causes rent crisis in Chicago
Kinise Jordan, Contributing Writer
April 9, 2020
As Jazmine kissed her daughters goodbye before leaving out for work, she felt terrified at the thought of coming back home to them after her shift was over. Much like many other essential workers in Chicago, Jazmine — an Englewood resident who did not want to use her full name for fear of retaliation...
Financial hits pile up for colleges as some fight to survive
April 7, 2020
Colleges across the nation are scrambling to close deep budget holes and some have been pushed to the brink of collapse after the coronavirus outbreak triggered financial losses that could total more than $100 million at some institutions. Scores of colleges say they’re taking heavy hits as th...
Undocumented families struggle to receive financial relief during COVID-19 pandemic
Citlali Pérez, Staff Writer
April 7, 2020
Chicago nonprofits are raising funds to help undocumented families and individuals financially struggling because of the coronavirus. President Donald Trump signed a stimulus package on March 27 that will provide financial relief to individuals and businesses financially struggling from the COVID-19...
Negocios latinos sufren por mantener un ingreso debido al coronavirus
Erika Pérez, Staff Writer
April 6, 2020
La orden estatal de quedarse en casa dejó a empleados esenciales de negocios latinos fuera de trabajo y con temor. Ulises Alanís, dueño del restaurante mexicano, La Chilangueada, localizado en el vecindario Belmont y Cragin, dice que ha habido un cambio drástico en su restaurante. “Las ve...
Coronavirus layoffs spark surge in state jobless claims
March 19, 2020
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In Ohio, more than 48,000 people applied for jobless benefits during the first two days of this week. The tally during the same period the prior week: just 1,825. In neighboring Pennsylvania, about 70,000 people sought unemployment aid in a single day — six times the...
China retaliates on tariffs, stock markets go into a slide
Joe McDonald and Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
May 13, 2019
BEIJING (AP) — Sending Wall Street into a slide, China announced higher tariffs Monday on $60 billion worth of American goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest penalties on Chinese products. Duties of 5% to 25% will take effect on June 1 on about 5,200 American products, including...
