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Population figures are from the 2000 Census. The Chicago Reporter used www.stevemorse.org to convert the addresses of the six power plants to latitude/longitude coordinates. The Reporter used the Missouri Census Data Center Circular Area Profiles Web site to calculate the racial demographics of individuals living within a two-mile radius of those coordinates.
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Table of Contents
- Big Money, Few Results
- One Epidemic, Two Different Stories
- Struggling In The Suburbs
- A Cocktail For Disaster
- R U Nfected?
- Editor's Note: January/February 2009
- Market Demands Bilingual Counselors
- Fewer Illegal Abandonments
- King Streets As Diverse As Nation
- Welfare Numbers Down Despite Weak Economy
- Getting Motivated
- Parting Shot: January/February 2009
- Pioneering AIDS Fund In Jeopardy
Jan 14CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Chicago’s Top Ten Visionaries Contest.
Chicago – nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, an anchor of the Midwest, and increasingly a vital link in the global community. But our success in the world depends on the people who live here. So who is leading the way? Who among us has a vision of Chicago’s future over the next 10, 20 … even 100 years?Jan 5
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