Yesterday, young people were in high spirits as they planned for their Coming Out of the Shadows event on March 10th at Federal Plaza. Citing the Senator's long-time commitment to immigration reform, students wanted to create a visual representation of who the Senator was fighting for, and why reform should happen now. Read more…

A van with five leaders with Central Illinois Organizing Project, on their way from Bloomington to work in Peoria got pulled over late Wednesday afternoon (around 3:30) on Interstate 74 outside Goodfield. We do not yet know why the Illinois State Police pulled over the van but the driver and passengers were all taken into custody. Read more…

A group of more than 50 constituents of the 13th Congressional District gathered outside of the building in the parking lot today to hold a vigil and pray for the Congresswoman to have the courage to evolve her stance on immigration issues and begin work to fix our country’s broken immigration system. Read more…

Today the Washington Post published an op-ed by ICIRR Executive Director Joshua Hoyt. The article calls out president for failing to yet deliver on his promise to Latino voters and calls on President Obama to lead the charge for fair and compassionate immigration reform for America’s economy and national security Read more…

This past Monday, immigrant leaders from Community Based Organizations spoke at an Ethnic Press Briefing about the importance of the Immigrant Family Resource Prooject and its statewide impact for Imm Read more…

Mayor Daley announced today (03/02/2010) that Cheryle Hyman will be the new chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago. Read more…

On March 1st, religious and immigrant leaders marked the successful implementation of a groundbreaking visitation program for immigrant detainees at the McHenry County Jail. Read more…

During tough economic times, immigrants need extra help getting necessary information important services and opportunities that could benefit their families. Read more…