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Chicago must remain a sanctuary city because ‘that is who we are’ We rejected Donald Trump’s xenophobia in 2016 and 2020, and Chicago must reject it now as the presidential election and ...
City Council during their regular 11 a.m. meeting Tuesday could once again discuss Chicago’s status as a “sanctuary city,” an issue that last week that led to tense exchanges, ...
When Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, caught wind of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s suggestion to house migrants inside the luxe Hotel Chicago Downtown, at 333 N. Dearborn St. in Marina City, his rhetoric ...
Chicago became a sanctuary city in 1985 through an executive order by its mayor at the time, Harold Washington. In 2012, Mayor Rahm Emanuel passed a “welcoming city” ordinance that protected ...
The meeting was called after Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) proposed an advisory referendum that would ask voters during the March primary if Chicago should keep its sanctuary city status, but allies ...
The City of Chicago is being investigated for its "sanctuary city" status, as immigration officers continue to make arrests in the city and around the U.S. On Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
Some Chicago elected officials want voters to decide whether the city should remain a sanctuary city as migrants continue to arrive and put a strain on its resources and finances. Around 9,000 ...
Chicago was declared a “sanctuary city” 38 years ago, meaning, among other things, that undocumented people can live without fear of police harassment because officers or other city officials ...
After a San Francisco judge blocked President Donald Trump from defunding 16 sanctuary cities, his administration says it is taking a new approach with a new executive order. That order, expected ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson defended Chicago’s sanctuary city status before the House oversight committee on Wednesday. He ...