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Posted inLatest

What Makes Day Labor so Difficult for Chicago Migrants

by Erika Pérez and City Bureau February 21, 2025February 21, 2025

This story was originally published by City Bureau on December 20, 2024. On a cold, snowy morning in mid-March, Marielis Yepez, thirty, and Adriana Valencia, thirty-two, search for one particular contractor in a sea of customers loading their cars at a Southwest Side Home Depot. The pair are the only women among a group of […]

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Haircuts, Tattoos and Punch: Newly Arrived Migrants are Using Creativity and Cultures to Overcome Work Barriers

by Abena Bediako and City Bureau February 21, 2025February 21, 2025
Public Meetings Report. Illustration by Holley Appold/South Side Weekly
Posted inPublic Meetings

Public Meetings Report — October 19, 2023

by Scott Pemberton and Documenters October 26, 2023October 26, 2023
Public Meetings Report. Illustration by Holley Appold/South Side Weekly
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Public Meetings Report — September 21, 2023

by Scott Pemberton and Documenters September 27, 2023September 27, 2023
Posted inLatest

Guaranteed Income Offers Formerly Incarcerated People a Glimpse of Stability

by Leslie Hurtado, Brian Young Jr and City Bureau August 13, 2022September 16, 2022
Posted inActivism

Activists Demand Half of Target Warehouse Jobs Go to Little Village Residents

by Ata Younan and City Bureau November 11, 2021November 11, 2021
Illustration By: Gaby Febland
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Bringing Open Access Fiber Connectivity to Chicago

by Francisco Ramírez Pinedo October 27, 2020November 5, 2020
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A Proper Head Count

by Sarah Conway, Irene Romulo, Alexis Kwan, Morgan Lee, Ayana Cochran and City Bureau October 1, 2019October 31, 2019
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