Elvia Malagón
Reporter
Elvia Malagón reports on social justice, immigration and income inequality under a grant from The Chicago Community Trust. She previously worked for the Chicago Tribune, The Times of Northwest Indiana and The Ledger in Lakeland, Fla. A native of East Chicago, Indiana, she is a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism school.
High court ruling could mean more Illinois residents will have to tighten their budgets. More than 1.5 million people in Illinois out of an estimated 26 million people across the country with student debt applied for the federal program.
Una funcionaria dijo que la administración planea buscar solicitudes de propuestas en julio de organizaciones con sede en Chicago que podrían hacerse cargo de ese trabajo.
Cristina Pacione-Zayas, first deputy chief of staff for Mayor Brandon Johnson, told a City Council committee that the administration wants to build the infrastructure for a welcoming city for immigrants.
Un nuevo programa proporcionará ayudas en efectivo, una sola vez, a residentes de Chicago que hayan sufrido violencia de género, como violencia doméstica, agresión sexual, acoso o tráfico de seres humanos.
One-time cash assistance will go to city residents who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking.
The 10 Chicago-based community leaders will receive a ‘no strings attached’ gift of $25,000, and the organization they work for will receive an additional $25,000.
Four people who have received $500 monthly over the last year — no strings attached — talk about how they used the additional cash.
Thousands of Chicago and Cook County residents got $500 a month the past year from programs that are aiming to give people a little financial cushion.
La alcaldía quería desocupar el YMCA de High Ridge para que ese fuera utilizado exclusivamente por hombres solteros que ahora dominan la población de 500 personas que aún duermen en los pisos de las estaciones de la Policía de Chicago.