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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 Illinois Senate passed a bill Friday which would strengthen legal protections for immigrants and require the closure of immigrant detention centers in the state.
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The Bloomington City Council on Monday agreed to refinance some of its general obligation bonds, a move that’s expected to save about $560,000 in interest…
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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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Constantina Navarrete grew up helping her father farm corn, beans and squash in southern Mexico.She grew up poor, she said, and everyone around her had…
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The Bloomington City Council will again consider a proposal for a Welcoming Cities ordinance, nearly three years after a group of council members halted a…
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The Bloomington City Council on Monday overwhelmingly voted to join the Welcoming Network, a nonprofit group that prides itself on creating inclusive…
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A Twin City immigration advocate hopes the incoming Biden administration will be less hostile toward the immigrant community than under the leadership of…
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Community groups demonstrated before Monday's Bloomington City Council meeting in an effort to revive efforts to pass a welcoming city ordinance.The…
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Illinois State University over opposition to a new federal rule that could make it harder…