A churro shop in Pilsen closed its doors Monday. So did a Mexican grocer in Chicago Heights. The owner of several Mexican restaurants in Elgin, himself the son of immigrants, shut his business for the day too.

Other businesses that have shared word of their one-day closings as part of the Day Without Immigrants protest include La Michoacana markets, El Barco Mexican Restaurants, Pecan Penny's, La Dulce Vida ice cream shops and High Bank Distillery.

But at least one popular Colorado business is joining people across the nation to show the community that they believe immigrants aren't just important, but essential.Casa Vallarta, near Parker Road and East Quincy Avenue in Aurora,

Several Chicago area businesses are participating in a nationwide "Day Without Immigrants" protest by closing their doors on Monday. The protest comes as the new Trump administration conducts promised arrests of undocumented immigrants for deportation,

Nearly 100 stores, restaurants and other businesses in the Tri-Cities area closed their doors Monday in solidarity of a nationwide call for “A Day Without Immigrants.” That included two major anchors of the Pasco Latino business community — the SuperMex and Fiesta Foods grocery stores.

In Chicago, the protests aren’t as widespread as in 2017 when more than 50 restaurants loudly announced eight years ago that they would close to oppose Trump’s call to build a