Latino Voices
Latino Voices
Volunteers Help Immigrant Parents Get Their Kids to School With the ‘Walking School Bus’
“The moment that the raids started happening and people started getting pulled off the street, you could just see it,” volunteer Alyssa May said. “You could see less students, less families, less vendors. And it really did change. It just became a really quiet place.”
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In Chicago, Some Businesses Report Pandemic-Era Drop in Sales Amid Immigration Raids
“I thought after COVID, like, alright, we’re in the clear,” said Adrian Zamudio, owner of Angelo’s Stuffed Pizza in Archer Heights. “We don’t have to think of anything spontaneous or something to survive anymore. A couple years later, here we are again.”
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Black Voices
Residents of South Shore Building Raided by ICE Must Move Out by Friday, Judge Rules
Judge Debra Ann Seaton denied a 60-day extension request saying “it would be inhumane for this court not to relocate people as quickly as possible,” citing gas leaks and plumbing issues. Many residents said they had nowhere to go.
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Director and Actor Robert Townsend Returns to Chicago for Namesake Film Festival
The event will take place Saturday and Sunday and features a variety of film screenings, discussions, a game night and a master class taught by Townsend himself.
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Thousands of Venezuelans in Illinois Could Lose Deportation Protections by April
Temporary protected status (TPS) is a designation the U.S. government gives for countries it deems too dangerous to humanely send its citizens back to. Eligible migrants from designated countries can apply for protections from deportation if they arrived in the U.S. by a certain date.
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Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, March 13, 2025 - Full Show
A controversial plan to expand a toxic dump on Lake Michigan is dropped. Why medical schools are enrolling fewer Black and Latino students. And what you should know about tonight’s lunar eclipse.
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Medical School Diversity in Decline as DEI Orders Threaten Health Equity
Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023, diversity is in decline at medical schools nationwide.
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Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, March 6, 2025 - Full Show
How businesses and consumers are reacting to Trump’s tariff plans. And a program aimed at improving fresh food access loses federal funding.
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Austin Community Hub Creating New Opportunities for West Side Residents
In 2013, Emmet Elementary School was one of 50 schools closed by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools. The Westside Health Authority and Austin Coming Together collaborated to redevelop the vacant building.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on the National Guard, Cash Bail and Civil Commitments
President Donald Trump has threatened to send National Guard troops to Chicago to address crime, calling the city “a killing field” despite violent crime being on a downward trend.
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Interim CPS CEO Macquline King on Budget Proposal, Borrowing and City Pensions
CPS officials have laid out a plan that aims to fill a $734 million budget gap. But there’s still debate over whether a loan should be a part of the final plan — and whether the district should take on a $175 million pension payment.
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Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Aug. 20, 2025 - Full Show
The head of the Chicago Teachers Union on the district’s budget deficit and more. And prison lockdowns are on the rise — we explore the reasons.
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Latino Voices
Black Voices
Latino Voices
Volunteers Help Immigrant Parents Get Their Kids to School With the ‘Walking School Bus’
“The moment that the raids started happening and people started getting pulled off the street, you could just see it,” volunteer Alyssa May said. “You could see less students, less families, less vendors. And it really did change. It just became a really quiet place.”
Read more >Black Voices
Robin Givhan Explores Life, Legacy of Fashion Icon Virgil Abloh in New Book
Virgil Abloh shifted the meaning of luxury and who gets to participate in it. The streetwear-loving son of Ghanaian immigrants had a meteoric rise in the fashion industry — aptly calling himself a fashion “maker” rather than designer.
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In Chicago, Some Businesses Report Pandemic-Era Drop in Sales Amid Immigration Raids
“I thought after COVID, like, alright, we’re in the clear,” said Adrian Zamudio, owner of Angelo’s Stuffed Pizza in Archer Heights. “We don’t have to think of anything spontaneous or something to survive anymore. A couple years later, here we are again.”
Read more >Black Voices
Director and Actor Robert Townsend Returns to Chicago for Namesake Film Festival
The event will take place Saturday and Sunday and features a variety of film screenings, discussions, a game night and a master class taught by Townsend himself.
Read more >
Black Voices
For Some People With Criminal Records, Illinois’ Clean Slate Act Could Offer a New Beginning
More than 2 million people in Illinois are eligible to have their records sealed but haven’t acted on what is currently a cumbersome, lengthy process.
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Homeland Security Terminates Automatic Work Permit Renewals; Advocates Say Move Could Broaden Deportation Efforts
The Trump administration says this move allows better vetting of those using work permits. However, some are skeptical of that reasoning.
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