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The Chicago Reporter articles from December 2002
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The Chicago Reporter archives from December 2002
Tortilla flap. (New Voices).
December 1, 2002... Frustrated with their boss, most of the 90 workers at Azteca Foods walked out of the tortilla factory at 5005 S. Nagie Ave. Two months ago and have not returned.
The workers say they got the courage to strike after changing unions this...
Arabs still reeling from 9/11 backlash. (Growing Fears).
December 1, 2002... On a chilly Friday evening in November, after prayers at a local mosque, Mamoun Alrifai and his brother, Reza, relaxed in the basement of the Southwest Side home where they live with their parents. Observant Muslims, the brothers like to share...
Asian community 'Mentor' fights for fairness--and builds clout.
December 1, 2002... Sandra Otaka wasn't going to leave anything to chance. It was March 19, the day of the Illinois primary election, and she was running for Cook County judge against six other candidates. Otaka had already been serving as a judge for nearly two...
Letters to the editor.
December 1, 2002... To the Editor:
I was deeply disappointed by your October Story on the CHA's Service Connector program.
First of all, it is insensitive of your reporter to diminish the value of an entry-level job for people who have never worked...
New grants.
December 1, 2002... The Reporter recently received $75,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support its general operations and $25,000 from the Chicago Tribune Foundation for internships and other Web site-related work.
The Chicago reporter.
December 1, 2002... April 1986
Arab Americans in the Chicago area are often victims of vandalism, threats and stereotyping after outbreaks of violence in the Middle East, the Reporter found. The area has the nation's fourth-largest Arab community, with...
Threat assessment. (Keeping Current).
December 1, 2002... In the late afternoon of Nov. 7, hundreds gathered on the west side of the Madison Street Bridge in preparation for a march protesting the Transatlantic Business Dialogue Conference. Helicopters hovered overhead as hundreds of Chicago police...