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Haircuts, Tattoos and Punch: Newly Arrived Migrants are Using Creativity and Cultures to Overcome Work Barriers
Like others before them, recent arrivals are turning to entrepreneurship — often in street vending or trades like barbering — ...
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Q&A: ‘Once They Realize, There’s No Stopping Them’: Showing Youth Their Voices Matter in Elections
Jahmal Cole, founder of youth advocacy organization My Block, My Hood, My City, said it’s critical for mentors like him to ...
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Q&A: The Consequences of Ignoring Long Covid
Northwestern University researcher Jess Maciuch says Long Covid, chronic illness and disability have been overlooked during ...
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What Makes Day Labor so Difficult for Chicago Migrants
Wage theft, sub-minimum wage rates, and clashes with Home Depot security personnel — including off-duty Chicago Police ...
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Q&A: Inside an Effort to Give Incarcerated Illinoisans the Right to Vote
State Rep. LaShawn Ford, an advocate for criminal justice reform, has spent his life serving Chicago in multifaceted ways.
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Newswire: You get what you pay for: Chicago budget squeaks through
Alders signed off on land acquisition needed to build a bridge and viaduct along Taylor Street connecting Canal and Wells ...
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2025 Budget Bingo Game
Follow along with us on Twitter/X and Instagram as we live-tweet the city budget vote. This webpage will also be updated as bingo squares are called. Sonal Soni is providing our regular Chicago ...
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Welcoming the First-Ever IMPACT Grant Awardees
This year, City Bureau partnered with Cook County to design and implement. the Digital Equity IMPACT Small Grants Program, a groundbreaking initiative designed to promote digital inclusion through ...