The Chicago Reporter articles from April 2003

The Chicago Reporter archives from April 2003

Mexican immigrants feel war repercussions.
April 1, 2003... Most Americans experience war in the Middle East as a television spectacle. But for millions of Mexican immigrants, it threatens what is sometimes an already precarious existence. Francisco Cisneros, the executive director of the...

New theater opening to mixed reviews.
April 1, 2003... Someone viewing a production of "Love's Labor's Lost" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater or "The Beard of Avon" at The Goodman Theatre this past season would most likely have joined an audience of mostly white theatergoers. An attendee at "Cut...

Riches to rags and back again.(Herb Kent talks about Bronzeville)
April 1, 2003... Chicago radio personality Herb Kent was elected mayor of Bronzeville by an informal ballot vote in the South Side neighborhood in August 1999. Since the 1930s, the honor has been bestowed upon prominent residents, who have contributed to...

In rec center, Auburn Gresham residents see community resurgence. (Bowled Over).
April 1, 2003... On a Saturday afternoon in March, Lori Henderson wasted no time in joining her 11-year-old niece and two 4-year-old nephews on the roller skating floor in the new Hawthorne Park Family Entertainment Center. A little while later, they took...

Theaters missing black patrons.
April 1, 2003... The ticket prices, location and programming of Chicago theaters might be keeping blacks away, according to members of Chicago's theater community. Most of the city's theater spaces are located on the North Side, according to lists of known...

Letters to the editor.(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2003... To the Editor: [In "Foster Care Case Ends in Disaster," February 2003, Sarah] Karp points out that many [foster] children have mental health issues and [live] in residential facilities and group homes. It is a naive and simplistic view...

2002 Harry Chapin Media Awards. (Reporter News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Associate Editor Brian J. Rogal was named a finalist in the 2002 Harry Chapin Media Awards, sponsored by World Hunger Year, for his series of stories on the CHA's Service Connector program. Winners of the national award will be announced in...

The Chicago Reporter: March 1987.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The city's African American theater companies formed a vital, nationally recognized black theater scene, but attracted few white customers. And they received 60 percent of their income from donations and grants, compared with 40 percent for...

Child-care providers organize. (Keeping Current).
April 1, 2003... Every morning, as toddlers arrive at Lorraine James' West Side home, she pastes up cut-outs of the alphabet letter of the day. James runs a licensed day care center, and she's determined that the children in her care will learn not just to sing...