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Friday, April 19, 2024
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Carlos Ballesteros

Reporter
Berto Aguayo, right, with Increase the Peace, helps sign up street vendors in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood for grants.
News
Community groups work to put cash in the hands of undocumented immigrants
“We know this isn’t sustainable, but we have to keep doing it, because no one else is looking out for our community,” one organizer said.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
Mayor Lori Lightfoot wearing a face mask
La Voz Chicago
Lightfoot se apoya en grupos comunitarios para frenar propagación del coronavirus entre latinos
Latinos representan 42% de casos positivos de COVID-19, pese a ser menos de un tercio de la población de Chicago.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
El concejal Mike Rodríguez (22) entregó bolsas de plástico que contenían cubrebocas y gel desinfectante.
La Voz Chicago
Entregaron 10,000 cubrebocas en La Villita
Esa zona se ha convertido en un punto de concentración para el coronavirus en Illinois.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
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Coronavirus
Lightfoot leans on community groups to curb spread of coronavirus among Latinos
Latinos account for 42% of all positive COVID-19 cases despite making up less than a third of Chicago’s population.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
El concejal Mike Rodríguez (22) entregó bolsas de plástico que contenían cubrebocas y gel desinfectante.
Little Village
Nearly 10,000 face masks handed out in Little Village
Ald. Mike Rodriguez says more than 50,000 masks have been handed out in Little Village, but cases continue to climb in the predominantly Latino neighborhood.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
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La Voz Chicago
Familias de ‘estatus mixto’ quieren hacer una demanda colectiva contra la administración Trump por no recibir sus cheques de estímulo
Los ciudadanos que pagaron impuestos y declararon tener un cónyuge sin número de Seguro Social fueron excluidos de recibir los cheques de estímulo.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
A woman walks in front of a closed store in Chicago on Friday.
Politics
‘Mixed-status’ families seek class action lawsuit against Trump administration over not receiving stimulus checks
Citizens who jointly filed taxes with a spouse who doesn’t have a Social Security number are prevented from getting stimulus checks.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
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La Voz Chicago
Sorprende a su mamá en Chicago, en pleno Día de las Madres, tras ser liberado de un centro de detención
“Es el mejor regalo que una madre podría pedir”.
By Carlos Ballesteros
 
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Chicago man surprises mom on Mother’s Day after being released from immigration detention
Francisco Morales told his mom he’d be home Monday but arrived early — “the best gift a mother could ever ask for.”
By Carlos Ballesteros