In this narrative odyssey, Senior Editor Alma Campos paints vivid imagery of the green and rust of the South Side from Calumet Park to McKinley Park.
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La Villita Holiday Gift Guide
igh profile border patrol and immigration agents may have largely moved on since “Operation Midway Blitz” wrapped up its campaign of terror in mid-November, but that doesn’t mean life for Chicago’s 600,000 immigrants and their communities is back to normal. Since the arrival of Greg Bovino and his agents in September, commercial activity in immigrant […]
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Inmigrantes en busca de apoyo legal caen en manos de estafadores
En Illinois, los inmigrantes han perdido miles de dólares a manos de notarios que ofrecen asistencia legal para la que no están cualificados, así como de otros impostores. A nivel nacional, la cifra asciende a al menos $1.2 millones.
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Fraudsters Target Immigrants Seeking Legal Help
In Illinois, immigrants have lost thousands of dollars to notarios offering legal assistance they’re not qualified to provide—as well as other impostors. Nationally, the figure is at least $1.2 million.
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Weekly Shines at the 86th CJA Awards
South Side Weekly journalists were recognized across multiple award categories at the Chicago Journalists Association’ annual awards ceremony.
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Junta del Condado de Cook renueva contrato con empresa de datos vinculados a ICE mientras se realizan redadas en Chicago
Cuatro años después de haber sido advertido por primera vez de que un contrato podría exponer datos de inmigrantes al Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE), el Condado de Cook aprobó otra renovación; esta vez, activistas y comisionados expresaron su frustración porque aún faltan medidas de seguridad más estrictas.
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Cook County Board Reapproves Contract with ICE-Linked Data Firm as Raids Sweep Chicago
Four years after first being warned that a contract risked exposing immigrant data to ICE, Cook County approved another renewal—this time with advocates commissioners voicing frustration that stronger safeguards are still missing.
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Un trágico regreso a casa
Tras casi dos décadas en Chicago, Silverio Villegas González regresó a Michoacán en un ataúd. Su muerte a manos de agentes federales dejó a dos familias divididas por las fronteras, destruidas por el dolor y con muchas preguntas sin respuesta.
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A Tragic Homecoming
After nearly two decades in Chicago, Silverio Villegas González returned to Michoacán in a coffin. His death at the hands of federal agents left two families divided by borders, shattered with grief, and with a lot of unanswered questions.
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We Want Them Back: Protest and State Violence at Broadview ICE Facility
Protesters came to oppose what they view as unjust raids and detentions, to defend family members and immigrant neighbors facing deportation, and to bear witness to escalating state violence.