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May, 2013
For many Chicago residents, gun control is a personal issue. Gun violence, or the threat of it, pervades everyday life. As the debate over how to curb gun violence takes center stage at the national level and the Illinois statehouse, Chicago finds itself at the center of attention. The city has become a leading example of gun violence in urban America and the testing ground for expansive gun-...
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April, 2013
The debate over how to stop the bloodshed in Chicago headed south in March as Illinois lawmakers took up a bill that would put more people with guns behind bars—for longer time.There is a logic behind HB 2265, which was introduced by state Rep. Michael Zalewski, a Democrat from west suburban Riverside. The argument: that felons, gang members and just about anyone convicted of carrying a loaded...
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March, 2013
Estando parado cerca de una esquina de la Calle Adams justo al lado de la Avenida Cícero, nunca te imaginarías que es una de las más costosas cuadras de la ciudad. La calle está repleta de envejecidos edificios de ladrillo. Un puñado están sellados con madera; algunos han estado así durante años. Otros fueron demolidos, dejando lotes baldíos para la gente que ya ha llevado sus sillas de jardín,...
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March, 2013
En agosto, el Representante estatal Dennis Reboletti, un Republicano del suburbio Elmhurst al oeste, emitió una severa advertencia: “Estamos poniendo a los traficantes [de drogas] de incluso pequeñas cantidades sobre aviso: Irán a prisión”.Reboletti, un ex fiscal de narcóticos, había estado presionando a sus colegas de la Asamblea General de Illinois para que lo ayudaran a reducir la velocidad en...
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March, 2013
Standing near a corner of Adams Street just off Cicero Avenue, you’d never guess it’s one of the priciest blocks in the city. The street is jammed with aging brick buildings. A handful are boarded up; some have been that way for years. Others were torn down, leaving vacant lots to people who have hauled in lawn chairs, turning them into public spaces.“This block doesn’t seem different than any...
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March, 2013
In August, state Rep. Dennis Reboletti, a Republican from west suburban Elmhurst, issued a stern warning: “We are putting [drug] dealers of even small quantities on notice: You will go to prison.”Reboletti, a former narcotics prosecutor, had been pushing his colleagues in the Illinois General Assembly to help him to slow the “heroin highway.” It’s a nickname that public officials gave to...
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January, 2013
To celebrate four decades of muckraking on issues of race and poverty, we kick off this 40th anniversary edition with a focus on four of The Chicago Reporter’s key beats--criminal justice, immigration, labor and housing.The history behind each issue has had its own trajectory since the Reporter’s founding in 1972. To illustrate that, we sat down with prominent figures whose activism has made its...
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January, 2013
Editor's note: To celebrate four decades of muckraking on issues of race and poverty, we kick off this 40th anniversary edition with a focus on four of The Chicago Reporter’s key beats--criminal justice, immigration, labor and housing.The history behind each issue has had its own trajectory since the Reporter’s founding in 1972. To illustrate that, we sat down with prominent figures whose...
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November, 2012
Jemarco Baldon estaba sentado en su clase de música en la secundaria en junio tratando de no quedarse dormido durante la película Chicago cuando un guardia de seguridad le dio un toquecito en el hombro. Un oficial de la policía quería hacerle unas preguntas.“Dicen [que], ‘lo que se hace en la oscuridad, sale a la luz’”, dijo Baldon. El joven de 17 años sabía que había pasado mucho tiempo...
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