The Chicago Reporter articles from July 2007

The Chicago Reporter archives from July 2007

Why immigration matters.(EDITOR'S NOTE: Reporter News)
July 1, 2007... As an American who follows the news fairly well, I'd like to think I know a lot about the lives of immigrants. I've watched the May Day marchers in Grant Park. I've seen the footage of the Los Angeles police brutalizing demonstrators in their...

Impact: children of the incarcerated.(EDITOR'S NOTE: Reporter News)
July 1, 2007... Officials from the Illinois Department of Human Services used Reporter data ["Uncounted and Unseen," March/April 2007] to apply for funding to help children with parents in prison. The Reporter's estimates of the number of children affected and...

Missing coverage.(SPINOFFS: Keeping Current)
July 1, 2007... The news: Lisa Stebic, 38, of southwest suburban Plainfield went missing on April 30. The FBI, the Plainfield police and dozens of community members participated in attempts to find her. Despite the searches, which extended beyond the...

Black adults most likely to be divorced.(SPINOFFS: Keeping Current)
July 1, 2007... The news: A controversial billboard on Rush Street drew complaints over its slogan: "Life's short. Get a divorce." The ad, placed by Chicago attorney Corri Fetman, was taken down just days after it debuted on May 1. But it has gotten a...

Psychological problems on rise.(SPINOFFS: Keeping Current)(Survey)
July 1, 2007... The news: The campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University became the scene in April of America's deadliest shooting after student Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old South Korean immigrant, killed 32 people and then himself. ...

Electric rates heat up, assistance cools down.(SPINOFFS: Keeping Current)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... The news: Illinois let a 10-year rate freeze on electric bills expire in January, and state residents will face the hottest period of the year with an expected cooling cost increase of about 15 percent. Behind the news: Low-income...

An alternative to DCFS: program founder has provided homes--even his own--to children in need.(LYDIA Home's David Anderson)(Interview)
July 1, 2007... It was less than a year ago when David Anderson got the call from a 2-year-old's mother. Mentally ill, homeless and about to check herself into drug rehab, she had no place to put her son while she recovered. Not wanting him to become a ward of...

Broken workers broken promises: many undocumented Latino immigrants injured on the job qualify for workers' compensation benefits, but employers often make them hard to access.(Injured Immigrants)(Cover story)
July 1, 2007... As Jose Ramirez started to fall from the garage, he reached out desperately for a nearby telephone cable to avert a crash. His fingers briefly grasped the cable, but were unable to stop his fall. Ramirez, an undocumented immigrant from...

Freedom's fall: family, lawsuit help injured worker rebuild his life after accident.(Injured Immigrants)
July 1, 2007... As a boy, Rafael grew up on a massive ranch in rural Mexico, tending cattle, riding horses and helping to grow corn, beans and many other crops. Although he loved his home, Rafael longed to come to the United States for more lucrative work. He...

Mall envy: perception plays a significant role in the lack of shopping options at malls in South Side and south suburban areas.(FEATURE: South Side and Suburban Malls)
July 1, 2007... Tracey Munno, executive vice president and general manager at Lincoln Mall in south suburban Matteson, has spent the past four years trying to build a high-end retail presence at the once-thriving mall. Such a project is an ultimate numbers...

Open-air strategy.(Best Practices)
July 1, 2007... When it comes to offering black shoppers different options, some retail centers around the country have adjusted their mindsets with varying success. In Milwaukee, Midtown Center, formerly known as Capitol Court mall, has reinvented itself as...