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Musicians, migrants come together to perform with Chicago Symphony Orchestra
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCHICAGO — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Refugee Coalition are hosting a...
Chicago to have one unified system for homeless and migrants, city and state officials say
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCHICAGO — The city and state are in the planning stages to combine Chicago’s legacy homeless shelter...
Chicago officials say trip to Texas helped build collaboration with border cities in addressing...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCHICAGO — A delegation of city officials who went to Texas last week said their three days at the...
One year after the US withdrew from Afghanistan, refugees find support from all corners of Chicago
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — A year ago, former Afghan soldiers Rahimullah Zaland and Khan Madin Ashana fled their home country as the United States withdrew the last of its troops in dramatic airlifts in the ...
Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee, will visit Chicago
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLittle Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, will visit Chicago Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 as part of her fall tour across the U.S. Produced by The Walk Productions in association ...
Chicago leaders react to Biden’s executive order ahead of convention limiting asylum-seekers at the...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 week agoWhen President Joe Biden announced his executive order restricting asylum-seekers this week, he...
Avi Poster, Nashville activist and Jewish community leader, dies at 77
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAvi Poster, a fervent activist for social justice and a Jewish community leader in Nashville, died...
Arab, Muslim and Palestinian leaders refuse to meet with White House aides in Chicago
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCHICAGO — More than three dozen Arab, Muslim and Palestinian-American leaders blasted a White House effort to meet with community organizations in Chicago over the administration's position ...
Chicago still needs a long-term support system to handle influx of migrants, advocates say
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs migrants continue to be bused into the city, advocacy groups that have been working with the...
Miscommunication in migrant shelters leads to confusion and worry
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoCHICAGO — Gladys Heredia, a 58-year-old diabetic grandmother from Peru, said city officials told her...