'A day without fear': Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid immigration crackdown Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025
Woman attacked for trying to stop a pro-Palestine, pro-Mexico mural from being vandalized ‘She kept screaming at me [...] and at one point she just hits me, and I realize it’s with a metal hole punch,” the alleged victim said The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
Chicago groups scramble to find housing for newly arrived immigrants 6 months after busing began Community groups and volunteers are stepping up to assist — and sometimes take into their homes — new immigrants seeking refuge around the Chicago area as shelters fill up and temporary housing spaces, including shuttered schools, spark controversy. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 22, 2023
Migrants arriving in Chicago sleeping in bus shelters and police stations as community steps in to help CHICAGO — Chicago is a sanctuary city, a welcoming place for migrants. Chicago Tribune · Jan 16, 2023
Community group at odds with shelter, city over donations for immigrants bused from Texas The Pilsen-based Mural Movement along with other community leaders say they plan to continue providing donations directly to those arriving from Texas. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 19, 2022