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Voters across the city will finalize their pick among three candidates to lead the Chicago Board of Education on Nov. 3.

From mistranslated words to unavailable interpreters, language barriers can undermine immigrants’ cases — affecting whether or not they stay in the U.S.

Illinois refugees will lose Medicaid access in October as part of federal funding cuts. This was supposed to be Mustafa Rfat’s new beginning. Originally from Iraq, Rfat fled to Turkey in 2010 after ...

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Founded by Albany Park artist Daniel Ponce, City Script is giving Chicagoans a chance to create murals alongside local artists. Sivania Aluru stared at a section of blank canvas, pink marker in hand.

A Borderless Magazine investigation found that Somali immigrants’ asylum cases were fast-tracked, making it harder for some of them to gather the corroborating evidence to prepare for their hearings.

Christine Dussault witnessed CPS students and parents navigate challenges like COVID-19, immigration raids, language barriers and budget cuts throughout her career. Now, she’s using that experience to ...

Chicago is phasing out Favorite Healthcare Staffing after paying the agency $342 million to oversee its shelter system. Records show that Favorite had a poor track record of resolving complaints.

Dr. Ricardo Camacho, founder of Salud, spoke to Borderless about the importance of mental health support through community connection. For over two years, Salud has hosted gatherings across Chicago to ...

Many students face canceled visa interview appointments, months-long waits and unexplained rejections, jeopardizing their attendance at American Universities. After flying from Tehran to the U.S.