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Chicago area Asians were also targeted by Midway Blitz. But for a while, they kept quiet For a while, Chicago-area Asians didn’t want to talk about ICE
Of the thousands of immigrants swept up in the Trump administration’s deportation campaign, there’s one group you may not have heard much about: Asia…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Chicago Composer Florence Price roars back to life with new opera
Chicago proudly claims Florence Price as one of its own. After all, it was here that she became the first Black female composer to have a symphony…
8 months ago
Illinois’ Early voting begins Thursday for Primary Election
Illinois Voters will start receiving their vote-by-mail ballots today (Thurs). In order to vote, you must be a U-S citizen – and you need to regis…
8 months ago
Here are the Winter Olympians with Illinois ties to watch
The Winter Olympics are officially underway. And a number of the members of Team U-S-A come from right here in Illinois. HOST: DEGMAN
8 months ago
Dozens of Chicago-area suburbs have become more diverse over the past two decades.
The Chicago suburbs used to be mostly white, middle-class enclaves. But over the last few decades, some have become incredibly diverse places. HOST:…
8 months ago
West Chicago teens on ICE watch in Minneapolis: ‘This is so much worse.’
Two teen brothers from West Chicago have been in Minneapolis since early January, documenting immigration raids. The boys are homeschooled, so t…
8 months ago
Chicago elementary school students delight in new chicken coop and get a Black history lesson
Chicago public schools plan to celebrate Black History Month with everything from a business fair to an assembly highlighting the Harlem Renaissance.…
8 months ago
Surviving a Border Patrol shooting, taking a stand
It’s been four months since Marimar [MARE-i-mar] Martinez, was shot by a Border Patrol agent on Chicago’s Southwest Side. She survived. But two ot…
8 months ago
The quiet, wintry thrill of a freezing Illinois canyon hike
90 miles west of Chicago sits the beautiful Starved Rock State Park. But lesser known is the nearby Matthiessen State Park. The smaller nature re…
8 months ago
Why Northwestern didn’t step in after alleged hate symbol painted on trans flag
On Northwestern University’s Evanston campus, there’s a big boulder known as “The Rock.” For decades students have painted and repainted it with …
8 months ago