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NATO Comes to Chicago, Immigrants Talk About Their Issues Locally

While the city of Chicago becomes the focus of global politics during the NATO summit on May 20-21, much of the attention for locals is placed in foreseen protests, closures and other related activities. As the summit draws closer, one key issue that many believe needs to be addressed is immigration and its impact on [...]

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April is Fair Housing Month: Rhetoric Becomes Reality, Affecting Housing Choice

LATINOS OVERWHELMINGLY TARGET OF NATIONAL ORIGIN HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN ILLINOIS, PER HUD DATA  While 44 years have passed since April 1968’s milestone federal Fair Housing Act, an estimated four million violations of the law continue to occur each year. And although only a fraction of those violations actually get reported—less than 30,000 according to a [...]