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The story of the Haymarket Riot of 1886 actually begins 20 years earlier. After the Civil War, Chicago’s labor unions had been pushing for an eight-hour…

On April 28, 1941, Illinois Congressman Arthur Mitchell argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that African Americans were entitled to railroad…

On March 25, 1931, Illinois, and the nation, mourned the loss of suffragist and civil rights icon Ida B. Wells. But before she became a crusader for women’s rights, Wells came to national attention as a crusader against lynchings of African Americans in the South.

Un tema recurrente para el expresidente Donald Trump y su campaña presidencial es la conexión entre los inmigrantes y el crimen, sin embargo, las estadísticas nacionales no encuentran una correlación.

An ongoing theme for former President Donald Trump and his presidential campaign ties immigrants to crime, though national statistics find no correlation.

The ordinance mandates that bus operators get fined and their bus impounded if drop-offs of asylum seekers have not been approved by the city.

Jismary Alejandra Barboza González, 3, died on August 10, as the bus traveled through Marion County, located about 90 miles east of East St. Louis.

Congresista de Illinois da su reacción acerca del Tituló 42 y la crisis migratoria. Ramírez también habla sobre la expansión de Medicaid y refleja en cumpliendo cuarto meses sirviendo en el congreso.

Illinois Rep. Ramirez calls on the White House to take action under its power to address the migrant crisis.

A popular Chicago Mayor and champion to the city's overlooked immigrant communities is struck down by an assassin’s bullet, a bullet that was meant for someone else.