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Undocumented immigrants can continue driving in Maryland. (Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)

Opinion: From North Carolina to Puerto Rico, driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants all over the map

By Julio Ricardo Varela

In the recent debate over comprehensive immigration reform, the issue of driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants has become a sideshow that observers will … Read More

Braised pork belly in a black vinegar and strawberry escabeche topped with a shiso and watercress salad with a fried oyster.

Hot Latin restaurant: Chicago’s Chilam Balam

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When diners sit down and open a menu at Chilam Balam in Chicago, Illinois, offerings beyond the usual burritos and taquitos await. Instead, regional specialties … Read More

In this Jan. 7, 2013 file photo, supporters of granting illegal immigrants drivers licenses cheer after a House committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Fraud concerns linger over Illinois license law

By Regina Garcia Cano and Michelle Janaye Nealy, Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) -- As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to give undocumented immigrants permission to drive, nagging concerns remain about … Read More

(Courtesy Bob Miller, NBC News)

Opinion: Driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants are a smokescreen

By Esther J, Cepeda

CHICAGO -- Illinois again finds itself at the center of the controversy over immigration. Gov. Pat Quinn has said he will be signing into law a bill that … Read More

The Illinois legislature has just passed a bill allowing undocumented immigrants in the state to apply for driver's licenses.

Illinois passes bill allowing driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants

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By a 65 to 46 vote, the Illinois House of Representatives passed SB 957, which will allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses in the state.  It … Read More

Many undocumented immigrants are afraid to get driver's licenses in Illinois.

Some undocumented immigrants afraid of going for Illinois driver’s licenses

By Associated Press

CHICAGO — When Illinois’ top political leaders touted a proposal to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, it was painted as public … Read More

Javier Contreras, 17, addresses a news conference at the Michigan American Civil Liberties Union headquarters in Detroit, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Contreras and two others are suing the Michigan secretary of state over her refusal to grant driver's licenses to applicants who can stay in the U.S. under a new federal immigration policy. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Dreamers sue Michigan Secretary of State over driver’s licenses

By Ed White, Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — A high school homecoming king and two other people who illegally entered the U.S. as children sued the Michigan secretary of state Wednesday … Read More

Illinois Sen. Iris Y. Martinez, D-Chicago, argues the issue of illegal immigrants drivers licenses legislation on the Senate floor during veto session at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

GOP support in Illinois helps move immigrant driver’s licenses

By John o'Connor and Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois pressed ahead Tuesday toward becoming the third state to allow undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses, with … Read More

"Dreams & Life on the Prairie" by Rebecca Hawkins-Valadez for The History of Latinos in McLean County, Illinois 1880 to the Present

[PHOTOS] Researcher unveils Latino history in Illinois dating back to 1880

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“Who would have thought that we would get to a point in the history museum of McLean County -- famous for its history of Lincoln -- where you could walk into … Read More

File picture of Interstate 80/94 at Illinois/Indiana state line, Lansing, Illinois, USA.

Illinois may give driver’s licenses to undocumented

By Mary Wisniewski, nbcnews.com

Illinois may soon become the most populous U.S. state to grant a form of driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, after the nation's growing Hispanic … Read More