Chicago’s more than 40-year history as a sanctuary city
Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look back at the leaders and laws that have shaped Chicago’s involvement with the sanctuary movement. July 18, 1982: Church congregation begins taking in refugees The Wellington Avenue Church congregation votes to join the sanctuary movement — becoming just the second church in the U.
The lawsuit comes as Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to testify before the House Oversight Committee next month.
Chicago has always provided a place for the disenfranchised, whether from the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century, ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month in a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, his office ...
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