The Chicago Reporter articles from July 2005

The Chicago Reporter archives from July 2005

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2005... Your article ["Stunted Potential," May/June 005] was excellent but didn't highlight the issue of the unfairness of federal aid to citizens. In order to qualify, a student must complete a statement of financial status. It clearly states...

The Society of Professional Journalists gave The Chicago Reporter its first New America Award, honoring collaborations by ethnic and mainstream news media exploring issues of importance to immigrant or ethnic communities in the United States.(Reporter News)
July 1, 2005... The Society of Professional Journalists gave The Chicago Reporter its first New America Award, honoring collaborations by ethnic and mainstream news media exploring issues of importance to immigrant or ethnic communities in the United States....

Reporter Sarah Karp was honored with the 2005 Sidney Hillman Foundation Award in the magazine category for her work in the 2004 Chicago Matters series, "Our Next Generation," sponsored by The Chicago Community Trust.(Reporter News)
July 1, 2005... Reporter Sarah Karp was honored with the 2005 Sidney Hillman Foundation Award in the magazine category for her work in the 2004 Chicago Matters series, "Our Next Generation," sponsored by The Chicago Community Trust. The award, one of...

Casey Sanchez has joined the Reporter as a fulltime reporter.(Reporter News)
July 1, 2005... Casey Sanchez has joined the Reporter as a fulltime reporter. Sanchez had served as managing editor at Extra, a bilingual, Latino weekly, where he researched, wrote and edited stories. He has a bachelor's in humanities from the University of...

Correction.(Reporter News)(Correction notice)
July 1, 2005... Comments by Walter L. Boyd in "Family Ties," [March 2005] did not accurately describe his experience teaching a job-readiness class at the North Lawndale Employment Network. Boyd said several of his clients did find jobs, and that he grew...

Rhyming taboo: a new generation of female rappers are working to change the image of the hip-hop industry.(NEW VOICES)
July 1, 2005... On a soggy Friday night, the dimly lit room began to fill up. On the small stage set against a vibrant mural, Cristalle Bowen pressed the microphone to her lips, rhyming at first to a tempered beat. A heavy bass vibrated through the wooden...

Abstinence lessons: abstinence-only sex education materials are available for free to schools. But how do you tell teenage parents to wait until marriage?(Keeping Current)
July 1, 2005... Three phrases stand out in large, white letters on the long blackboard: "To abstain," "sexual activity" and "subliminal seduction." Close to 50 freshmen shift in their desks--some watching their petite teacher in front of the blackboard, and...

Rising values: public housing teardowns have spurred nearly $2 billion in home sales. But officials say the market was already revved up.(INVESTIGATION)
July 1, 2005... He was certain once he saw the horses, rabbits and dogs. It was 25 years ago that Larry Burns and his wife, Pat, decided they wanted to buy property in the neighborhood where Burns and his fatally grew up as renters--near the Cabrini-Green...

Rapid change: teardowns bring new residents to once-unappealing areas.(INVESTIGATION)
July 1, 2005... Through the large windows of Tanisha Woodson-Shelby's bright yellow living room, she can see Precious Blood Catholic Church, where her father was baptized. Down the street is his old elementary school. And a few blocks to the north is the...

One strike, you're out: in a watchful world after Sept. 11, 2001, misdemeanors committed years ago can trigger deportations for otherwise law-abiding immigrants.(INVESTIGATION)
July 1, 2005... Mario Pacheco's adolescence had its ups and downs. Pacheco, 23, admits he made the mistake four years ago of picking the wrong set of friends to hang out with. One of them, he said, was carrying marijuana and dropped it in Pacheco's car. The...

No sure thing: on the outside, many ex-offenders find they need more than jobs to keep them from going back to prison.(INVESTIGATION)
July 1, 2005... A little more than a decade ago, Willie Fry's heroin problem cost him his job. He was a client-outreach worker at the Infant Mortality Network and enjoyed it, but getting high and making it to work on time didn't mix. About four months into the...

July 10, 2005.(Parting Shot)
July 1, 2005... John Linardakis performs traditional Greek music at the St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox CHurch festival in Edgewater on Chicago's North Side. Photo by Jason Reblando. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]