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An immigration rights activist is arrested outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in the South Loop, after refusing to stop blocking the entrance to the building. A total of four protesters were arrested during the rally. (Credit: CBS)

4 Arrested During Immigration Rights Rally In South Loop

The NATO delegates haven’t arrived in Chicago for the weekend’s summit yet, but the protesters have already been busy for two days, and at least 12 protesters have been arrested in that time.

CBS Chicago–2012/05/15

Some Crete residents balk at the idea of an immigrant detention center proposed for their village. (CBS)

March From Chicago To Crete Protests Immigration Detention Center

About 50 immigration rights activists are staging a 48-hour walk from Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood to far south suburban Crete.

2012/03/30

Some Crete residents balk at the idea of an immigrant detention center proposed for their village. (CBS)

Proposed Immigrant Detention Center Stirs Debate In Crete

U.S. immigration officials have selected the south suburb as a possible new site for a lockup where hundreds could be detained. But some residents are saying “Not in my back yard,” CBS 2’s Pamela Jones reports.

2012/01/23

U.S. Rep Luis Gutierrez (Credit: Craig Dellimore/WBBM Newsradio)

Gutierrez Pleased, Hopeful About Change In Deportation Policy

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) has launched a new push to inform immigrants about new deportation rules.

CBS Chicago–2011/08/30

Several immigrant rights activists sat down on the Washington Boulevard entrance ramp to the Kennedy Expressway on Aug. 17, 2011, as part of a protest of the federal government's Secure Communities Task Force program. (Credit: CBS)

Immigrant Rights Activists Block Traffic To Protest Deportations

What started out as a Homeland Security hearing turned into a protest in the streets on Wednesday.

2011/08/17

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (center, white shirt) was arrested outside the White House on July 26, 2011, during an immigration protest. He was among a group of 11 people who were sitting on the sidewalk outside the White House and were warned to leave before they were taken into custody. (Photo Courtesy Rep. Gutierrez's office)

No House Ethics Sanctions Against Gutierrez After Arrest

The U.S. House of Representatives has decided not to pursue ethics sanctions against Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), who was arrested last week while protesting in front of the White House.

CBS Chicago–2011/08/05

DREAM Act

Quinn Signs DREAM Act Into Law

Two months after the Illinois DREAM Act passed the General Assembly, Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign it into law Monday.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/08/01

Chase Field

MLBPA Will Stay Out Of Immigration Fight

The Major League Baseball Players Association will not ask players to skip next week’s All-Star game in protest of Arizona’s polarizing immigration law.

CBS Chicago–2011/07/08

Immigration

Immigrant Advocates Slam Federal Deportation Program

State lawmakers and advocates for immigrants’ rights are condemning a federal program, which they say is targeting families and not the worst criminals for which it was designed.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/03/29

(AP Graphic)

Christmas Re-Enactment Delivers DREAM Act Message

About 150 people marched this morning from the federal immigrant detention center in Broadview to a Catholic church in Melrose Park two miles away, their third annual Christmastime posada.

WBBM Newsradio–2010/12/17

U.S. Capitol Dome

Immigrants Fear Loss Of Opportunity If DREAM Act Fails

A vote on the “DREAM Act” in the U.S. Senate has been put off because Democrats don’t have the votes to get it passed right now.

2010/12/09

Luis Gutierrez

Gutierrez Seeks Visa For Soldier’s Wife In Mexico

Congressman Luis Gutierrez is asking for a humanitarian visa for the family of a National Guard soldier from Chicago.

WBBM Newsradio–2010/12/06

Republican Senate candidate Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Democratic Senate nominee, Illinois talk before their debate on October 19, 2010 (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)

Gloves Come Off In Senate Candidate Debate

The gloves came off, as the candidates for the U.S. Senate squared off in a one-hour debate.

CBS Chicago–2010/10/19

All Hope Is Gone For Chicago Baseball In 2010…..

So is it still too early to consider the baseball season over yet Chicago?  Do you still have a glimmer of hope that two teams that have crawled to almost identical horse **** records through […]

2010/05/17

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