In light of immigration raids in the West Chicago area, Audrey Luhmann got together with a team of rapid responders, college students and family to deliver candy to two apartment complexes in the area that she said were hit by immigration enforcement this year.
Luhmann, 40, who organized the event with her Signal group called Join Together and other community members, delivered nearly $900 worth of Haribo, Snickers, Airheads and a broad assortment of candy on Friday evening to children around the Timber Lake and Main Park apartments. The event was an opportunity to bring a sense of normalcy and safety to trick-or-treating for families who may be fearful of immigration enforcement in the suburb.
The idea came to her because children are being affected by the “outright oppression” in our n

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