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Families Urge ICE to Release Immigrants Arrested in Back of the Yards
Families from Back of the Yards are asking for the release of more than a dozen immigrants arrested last week in an alleged ICE operation. During a press conference Monday morning, Fr. Jose Landaverde of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission said that while hundreds marched for immigration reform during the May 1st rally last [...]
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PlayStreets Kicks Off New Season (PHOTOS)
A program that promotes healthy activities for youth and safe spaces to play in neighborhoods around the city is back for another season The block of 3000 South Hamlin Avenue near the Gary/Ortiz Elementary School campus in Little Village isn’t usually a place where you’d find children playing on the street. There’s too much traffic. [...]
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CTA Faces Questions About New Fare Card Debit Payment System
Riders and lawmakers are questioning a new debit card the Chicago Transit Authority wants people to start using as early as this summer. The Illinois House Mass Transit Committee called a public hearing on Monday April 1 to question CTA officials about the card’s additional convenience fees. In efforts to update its aging payment system, [...]
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Pope Benedict XVI Announces Resignation
Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation on Monday Feb. 11. In his announcement, he told Vatican Cardinals that he did not have the physical health required to meet the demands of being the church’s leader. This is the first time in almost 600 years that a pontiff resigns from his role as head of the [...]
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Illinois House Committee OKs Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
A bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for temporary drivers licenses is one step closer to landing on Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The bill, SB 957, passed in the House Transportation Committee today with a 6 to 3 vote, and is now up for a vote in the full House. If passed, the [...]
Puerto Rico’s Commonwealth Option Kept Off Ballot, Residents Protest
First, Puerto Ricans were asked whether they were satisfied with the current commonwealth status. Fifty-two percent said “no.” Then voters were given three options, to which the results were: 809,000 votes for statehood, 73,000 for independence, and 441,000 for sovereign free association. The current commonwealth status was not among the options. So as an act [...]
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Community Demands Release of Undocumented Workers
Advocates and church leaders had been protesting outside the Chicago Loop headquarters of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security since Friday, Nov. 30. The protests came after the arrest of 34 undocumented workers on Thursday, Nov. 29. Protest organizers said the men who were taken from the Chicago Pallet Factory in Elk Grove Village had [...]
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Chicago “Paints the Sky Red” for World AIDS Day
Chicago Unites, a network of HIV/AIDS consumers, health and human service providers, preventive health advocates, members of the faith-based community and community members at-large as well as members of SHARP and WHARP set a goal to turn Chicago’s sky red by releasing red balloons simultaneously. As part of a series of events that will kick off [...]
We want to pick your brain
It has been almost three years since The Gate began covering hyperlocal news for you. We often highlight neighbors and services, as well as cover local initiatives and issues related to street violence, education, immigration, the economy, local artists etc… This time, we want you to help us think further. Tell us what issues do [...]
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SCORPIO: OCT 23-NOV 21 ESCORPIO: OCT 23-NOV 21 You feel like so many people are disappointing you these days. You should really stop and think about the times you’ve disappointed them. You have to stop holding these grudges before you start coming off like Rand Paul and confusing people with being a racist or extremist. [...]
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