The Chicago Reporter articles from January 2009

The Chicago Reporter archives from January 2009

Correction.(Correction notice)
January 1, 2009... A photo caption that ran on page 22 of the November/December issue should have identified Jose Rodriguez of Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization as the person on the left.

AIDS: an unchecked threat.(EDITOR'S NOTE: Reporter News)
January 1, 2009... If a terrorist attack wiped out an American city the size of Boston, Denver or Seattle, there would be an immediate and overwhelming response. Federal, state and local officials would spend billions in relief without the usual bureaucratic...

Fewer illegal abandonments.(SPINOFFS: Keeping Current)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The news: A man left nine of his 10 children at a hospital in Nebraska under the state's safe-haven law. Behind the news: According to data from the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation, a nonprofit that keeps tabs on abandoned...

Market demands bilingual counselors.(SPINOFFS: Keeping Current)
January 1, 2009... The news: Latino homeowners have higher rates of foreclosures than their white counterparts. Behind the news: Some housing advocates say the lack of Spanish-speaking housing counselors increases foreclosures in the Latino...

King streets as diverse as nation.(SPINOFFS: Keeping Current)
January 1, 2009... The news: On Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is celebrated for the 24th time as a national holiday. Behind the news: There are an estimated 800 streets in the United States named after the civil rights leader, including...

Welfare numbers down despite weak economy.(SPINOFFS: Keeping Current)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The news: In October, the national unemployment rate was the highest since 1994. Behind the news: According to the Illinois Department of Human Services, 5,230 people applied for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families...

Getting motivated: how one program renews the homeless after joblessness.(Q&A: Wilbert Jordan)(Interview)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Motivate me," the group chanted in unison each time someone shared their story. As the rest of Chicago was waking up, around 50 students, staff and guests of The Cara Program began their daily "Motivations."...

Big money, few results: Illinois has spent millions to fight HIV and AIDS, but African Americans still struggle to receive the treatment they need.(Ailing AIDS Funding)(Cover story)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Post-lunch drowsiness was gently spreading through the banquet hall at the Hilton Hotel Springfield until Yvette Flunder started talking. Standing next to three white, helium-filled balloons with red ribbons...

Struggling in the suburbs: HIV's rapid rise presents distinct challenges for providers, community.(Ailing AIDS Funding)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On a crisp and sunny October morning, a Cook County HIV and AIDS clinic that occupies the back half of a one-story brick building in south suburban Ford Heights hummed with activity. In one of the offices, which...

A cocktail for disaster: how mismanagement, slothful government and a tight state budget killed a pioneering AIDS fund for Illinois' black communities.(Ailing AIDS Funding)
January 1, 2009... Lloyd Kelly made up his mind when he became an AIDS activist that in order to wipe out HIV, he would have to battle the bureaucrats. They forced HIV nonprofits to waste time meticulously documenting the outlay of HIV tax dollars. Eradicating...

R U nfected? Advocates use technology to prevent HIV and AIDS among youth.(Best Practices)
January 1, 2009... It's a scenario that happens, but no one knows precisely how often. It's a Friday night, and two teens are getting frisky. A condom breaks, and panic ensues. In that moment of alarm, teens in California and Washington, D.C., can turn to...

Buckingham Fountain renovation.(PARTING SHOT)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] November 7, 2008 Workers renovate the marble structure of the Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain as part of multi-million dollar restoration project.