By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Allyson Lopez was hoping business would return to her dress shop in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, which specializes in ballgowns for quinceaneras, a coming-of-age ritual in many Latino communities that celebrate a girl’s 15th birthday. Instead, this week brought back the federal immigration raids that emptied the … Read more
Thea Jaffe never expected to use a baby bank. In fact, she was responsible for referring other single parents from her local community group to the charity Little Village, which provides essential supplies for new parents who might not otherwise be able to afford them – everything from strollers and cots to clothes, nappies, toys … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) – The massive presence of the Border Patrol on a recent Saturday morning in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood did not faze Ofelia Herrera even though she and her husband are in the United States illegally. She waited for the agents to move a few blocks away, then opened their stand serving Mexican-style corn … Read more