By PJ Huffstutter CHICAGO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The windowless newsroom of The Phoenix, Loyola University’s Chicago newspaper, feels like an old refrigerator. A pot of coffee rattles in the corner as youngsters Julia Pentasuglio and Ella Daugherty hunch over a shiny laptop, updating a Google map. Each red pin marks an appearance of federal … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A coalition of protesters, journalists and faith leaders filed Tuesday to dismiss their lawsuit challenging the aggressive tactics of federal immigration officials in the Chicago area, arguing that the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” is largely over. While the plaintiffs characterized their move as a victory, the case was headed for a … 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