The Chicago Reporter articles from July 2003

The Chicago Reporter archives from July 2003

Freedom ride. (New Voices).
July 1, 2003... In January; when seasonal concessions workers at the United Center were up for a new contract, Tawanda Murray made sure she didn't miss a negotiating meeting or a chance to talk about the issue with fellow employees. Her dedication impressed...

Little power or little will? Debate as rare as 'no' votes on Cook County Board.
July 1, 2003... In January, two months after he was elected to the Cook County Board, Commissioner Forrest Claypool began gathering support for a resolution calling for the ouster of Joseph Nevius, the general superintendent of the county's forest preserves....

Neighborhood clubs block drug activity.
July 1, 2003... The 900 block of North Ridgeway Avenue is quiet, with little traffic. A welcome sign tells visitors that drugs, loud music, alcohol drinking and repairing cars are not allowed. Yard lights illuminate the street, and there are permit parking...

Court case threatens civil rights protection.
July 1, 2003... The Appellate Court of Illinois will soon decide whether to uphold a lower court ruling that landlords can legally refuse to rent to people solely because they have federal rent subsidies, The Chicago Reporter has learned. The case has...

The Chicago reporter: November 1998.
July 1, 2003... This year's battle for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners turned conventional wisdom about race and politics on its head, the Reporter found. The board's first black president, John H. Stroger Jr., had the unwavering support of...

Refugee slowdown. (Keeping Current).
July 1, 2003... After four years of worry and grief, Fatima Shahara Pakrawan was finally on the phone with her brother, who'd been separated from her while fleeing from the Taliban--she'd found him alive, at last. "I was crying on the phone, telling him,...