The Chicago Reporter articles from June 2002

The Chicago Reporter archives from June 2002

Former dealer heals others with 'Girl Talk'.(social program in juvenile corrections)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Wenona Thompson says she's a fighter. Sometimes, as she talks with her head bowed, she seems embarrassed by the things she's done. But other times, she speaks with conviction, dark brown eyes fixed straight ahead. Thompson, 26 and a mother...

In Northwest suburbs, zoning shuts door on affordable housing. (Exclusionary Codes).
June 1, 2002... Bi11 Brough had dreams of a country retreat near wildlife, wooded areas and small lakes far away from the hustle and bustle of city life. In 1955, he purchased 45 acres in northwest suburban Cook County for $500 per acre. Four years later,...

Crosses the line: when it comes to the border between religion and politics, the Rev. Christopher Alan Bullock.
June 1, 2002... If you spend any time with the Rev. Christopher Alan Bullock, you'll hear him say that ministry must be done "with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other." As if demonstrating this, last November, a week and a half before...

An affluent suburb makes room.(housing in Highland Park, Illinois)
June 1, 2002... Some consider Highland Park a suburban paradise: clean and pristine with tree-lined curving streets, sprawling homes, upscale stores and boutiques, low crime rates, and some of the best schools in the state. But many people who work in the...

Rogal named associate editor. (Reporter News).
June 1, 2002... Brian J. Rogal has been named associate editor. In addition to his editing responsibilities, Rogal will continue to cover the transformation of public housing in Chicago, a beat he began as a research assistant in 1997. He became a full-time...

Letter to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2002... To The Editor: As Alderman Shirley Coleman's media coordinator, my complaint with the article ("Absentee Landlords: Paperwork Masks Repeat Offenders," May 2002) is that it trivialized the alderman's effort in the case of the Loomis...

The Chicago reporter: April 1982.
June 1, 2002... Since 1976, about 950 black families have moved from Chicago Housing Authority developments to the suburbs through a court-ordered, experimental subsidized housing program. Although 93 percent of the families say their new housing is better,...

Legislators amend 'racially biased' law. (Keeping Current).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Illinois legislators have voted to change the state law that automatically transfers juveniles to adult court for dealing drugs near schools or public housing--which a nationwide alliance of children's advocates once called the most racially...