The Chicago Reporter articles from September 2005

The Chicago Reporter archives from September 2005

Editor's note.
September 1, 2005... Success, it seems, is in the eye of the beholder--especially when money is involved. At least, that's what we thought last month when Terry Peterson, head of the Chicago Housing Authority, called to compliment us for our analysis of...

Seeking acceptance: clashes at home over sexual orientation are pushing many young adults to the streets.(social conditions of homeless people)
September 1, 2005... The inside of Nina's box read "left out" because she was always king care of her younger siblings and never got to go out to make friends. On the outside, she pasted the word "imperfect" from a magazine cutout, symbolizing the times her mother...

Black power: Chicago colleges buck the trend of declining interest in African American studies programs.(Keeping Current)
September 1, 2005... Ten years ago, the office of the DePaulia, a student-run campus weekly at DePaul University, was the scene of a protest reminiscent of the civil rights movement. Upset over what they considered insensitive coverage of minority issues, a group...

Thin margins: as prices rise in Chicago, wages have yet to catch up. The gap leaves people living paycheck to paycheck, without hope for much more than making ends meet.
September 1, 2005... In August, as Tyrone Hudson gathered the money he planned to give to his 7-year-old son for school supplies, uniforms and private school tuition, he realized that his phone bill would have to go unpaid for the month. "My bills always have to...

Unequal pay: overall, white men still surpass other groups.
September 1, 2005... Although opportunities in education and employment are open to women, African Americans, inos and Asians far more often than they were decades ago, wide gaps in pay along racial and gender lines remain in Chicago. According to a Chicago...

Big promises: a community awaits Wal-Mart's arrival, hoping its 350 jobs will help the West Side.
September 1, 2005... With jobs and retailers scarce in the West Side's Austin neighborhood, some residents there are eager for the opening of a controversial Wal-Mart, which will be the first ever to open its doors within Chicago s city limits. When told of...

Taken for granted: Aldermen influence which nonprofits get government grants. Some say it's money they can't afford to lose.(Roseland, Pullman)
September 1, 2005... Ledall Edwards doesn't want to jump to the conclusion that a statue of A. Phillip Randolph--the civil rights leader who organized Pullman train porters--cost his Roseland Business Development Council some $27,000 in federal anti-poverty funds....

August 27, 2005.(Parting Shot)
September 1, 2005... Clyde Dobbs and Deborah Wilson dance at a stepping contest held at the 11th Annual Stateway Gardens "Back to the Community Day" where former residents of the now-demolished high-rises reunited for a block party at 38th Street and Wabash Avenue....