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The City of Bloomington’s Welcoming Week events continue through the weekend, with an international soccer game, music, and a speech from an immigrant to the city council.
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Housing and food insecurity issues are already a struggle for immigrants, and the COVID-19 pandemic financially devastated many by limiting their work opportunities.
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Housing and food insecurity issues are already a struggle for immigrants, and the COVID-19 pandemic financially devastated many by limiting their work opportunities.
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The Immigration Project in Normal said there has been significant demand for the Illinois Rental Payment Programto help landlords recoup money tenants have not been able to pay during the pandemic. The Project said it has already taken in more than 200 applications for landlord pandemic relief grants. Sarah Mellor is the social services director for the project.
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The Immigration Project is taking a new holistic approach to services.Traditionally, the project has offered legal services, but now has expanded…
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Immigration rights advocates in McLean County are cheering Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that blocks the Trump administration's effort to end the…
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A farmer from Arrowsmith who raises 74,000 hogs a year says he couldn’t do it without immigrant labor.Patrick Bane employs nine Hispanic workers, most of…
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Federal administration immigration policies will soon start to hurt the agriculture sector in a big way, according to the head of the National Immigrant…
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Bloomington Alderman Jamie Mathy said he regrets cancellation of the special meeting last week to deal with a new version of a Welcoming City…
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Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the proposed ordinance has been released. You can read it here.The Normal Town Council will…