Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the United Nations estimates that up to 6.5 million Ukrainians fled their homeland.VOA’s Kane Farabaugh explores the story of one Ukrainian teenager seeking safety in music in Chicago.
Even far away from the front lines, there are significant implications to the debate over funding Ukraine’s war with Russia.VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more on the impact of refugee resettlement in Chicago, the second-largest U.S. city for Ukrainian refugees who have fled the war.
A wave of migrants, many of whom are from Central and South America, who crossed the southern border into the United States are having difficulty finding accommodation in the midwestern city of Chicago.
The alleged gunman in the horrific mass shooting that occurred in Chicago’s Highland Park neighbourhood on Monday made his first court appearance on Wednesday as grieving residents pressed for explanations and called for change
A global shortage of microchips is just one of the problems plaguing the automotive sector. Inventory is scarce as more drivers return to work as pandemic restrictions loosen, raising demand for new vehicles
A breakthrough in advanced quantum technology frequently compared to fictional elements of the popular science fiction show “Star Trek” could revolutionize everyday life around the globe
Chicago has elected its first black woman mayor, Lori Lightfoot, an openly gay political novice who is promising reform in a city beset with crime and budget problems
There is a select group of videographers that enters some of America’s more dangerous neighborhoods to document and tell the stories of the people who live there. These are gangland neighborhoods in places like Chicago, Los Angeles, even Forth Worth, Texas. Shawn Cotton is one of these documentarians
The Field Museum in Chicago has reimagined its dinosaur exhibition. The main attraction: Sue, the world’s largest T-Rex skeleton! Her skeleton reflects the latest in T-Rex science and visitors can learn more about her life on earth