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The Chicago Reporter articles from May 2005
The Chicago Reporter is a monthly magazine focusing on social, economic, and political issues in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Reporter publishes feature articles, analyses, profiles, and news.
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The Chicago Reporter archives from May 2005
Editor's note.
May 1, 2005... Some may call it human trafficking, but advocates press for a more accurate term: slavery.
Read Reporter Kimbriell Kelly's story about it this month, however, and you'll see that, though stark, even that word doesn't accurately describe...
Voices of youth: the city's only Latino-owned public radio station provides a place for young people to learn the art of radio, and their own potential.(Radio Arte)
May 1, 2005... In an office overlooking a busy intersection in Pilsen, Jorge Valdivia has plenty to remind him of the achievements of his radio station, Radio Arte. Across from his desk, a shelf holds about a half-dozen plaques and statues awarded to the...
Stunted potential: without federal aid, undocumented students with goals of private schools have to look elsewhere--unless new legislation passes.(Keeping Current)
May 1, 2005... Five years ago, Sarahy's parents brought her to America. She was 13 and spoke little English, but that hardly proved an obstacle for her. At Curie Metropolitan High School, at 4959 S. Archer Ave., she maintained a 3.8 grade point average while...
In the spotlight: state officials believe tighter supervision and case management will keep parolees from going back to prison. But, without adequate jobs and services, some say the initiative will fall short.(Operation Spotlight)
May 1, 2005... 'Who she want?"
As soon as the woman saw the white Ford Taurus turn the corner at Marshfield Avenue and 61st Street, she stuck her head out of the second floor window and called down to her nephew Raphael. The woman didn't know that Parole...
New slavery: a century and a half after the end of the Civil War, labor and sexual slavery still exist in the form of human trafficking.
May 1, 2005... The Korean woman hemmed and hawed about whether to apply.
She knew there was a job opening in Rockford, a city of 150,000 about 80 miles northwest of Chicago, but her tourist visa barred her from getting a job. Still, back in Korea, her...