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NEWS & INVESTIGATIONS March 11, 2010

Black voters in Chicago helped provide Pat Quinn his narrow victory in last month's primary March 4, 2010 5:18 pm African-American voters in Chicago helped provide the difference in Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s narrow victory in last month’s Democratic gubernatorial primary over Comptroller Dan Hynes. Statewide, Quinn won by just 8,000 votes. But Quinn captured 58 percent of the vote—a... > More
En Español: Home Loan Purgatory March 2, 2010 12:34 pm In English: http://www.chicagoreporter.com/index.php/c/Cover_Stories/d/Home_Loan_Purgatory Sofía Hernández había terminado de servir la cena y se estaba sentando para ayudar a su hijo de 6 años a estudiar para su examen semanal de ortografía. Eran alrededor de las 5 de la tarde y... > More
Low Latino voter turnout cost Rudy Lozano Jr. a state house seat February 17, 2010 7:37 am Latino community activist Rudy Lozano Jr. was less than 600 votes short of unseating state Rep. Daniel J. Burke in this month's Democratic primary for Burke's 23rd district Illinois state house seat. Lozano could have found those votes and more... > More
Primary voter turnout quite healthy in some areas February 15, 2010 9:16 am I voted at 6:30 a.m. in this year's primary election, a full 30 minutes after the polls opened on Feb. 2, 2010. There was no line, no waiting; I was just the third person to show up that morning, one... > More

Chicago Muckrakers

Quinn vs. Hynes: The battle for the black vote and all those annoying voice mails March 5, 2010 3:05 pm Photo courtesy of flickr/kate.gardinerLess than two hours before the polls closed in last month's primary, I got a call from Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. "I am calling you because it's your vote that we need to win. Vote for Pat... > More
South Side vs. North Side: Who got the worst of the CTA's doomsday service cuts? February 24, 2010 7:54 am Photo courtesy of flickr/Stephen Vance By many accounts, riders of Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains have brushed off the agency's "doomsday" service cuts and still manage to make it to work without great difficulty, save the inconveniences of... > More
Chicago politicians take advantage of South Side foreclosures February 3, 2010 11:23 am Supporters of candidates running for several political offices in the February primaries used dozens of boarded-up homes and businesses on the South Side to display their political signs.... > More
Carlos Hernandez Gomez, an unforgettable reporter January 21, 2010 4:48 pm To remember Carlos Hernandez Gomez is to smile. Carlos was one of those people who brought you joy just by walking through the door. You knew that he'd make you laugh. It might be funny, witty or outrageous, but Carlos was... > More
Remembering Carlos Hernandez Gomez January 20, 2010 10:40 am To remember Carlos Hernandez Gomez is to smile. Carlos was one of those people who brought you joy just by walking through the door. You knew that he'd make you laugh. It might be funny, witty or outrageous, but Carlos... > More

Past Weekly Features

Hip-hop Hope By: Christopher DanzigKuumba Lynx arts program teaches youth to share their stories through hip-hop. > Read Article
Tests Reveal Unsafe Air At Union Station By: Kari LydersenRail commuters are exposed to particulate matter at levels far exceeding what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers safe. > Read Article
An Idle Question By: Kari LydersenIllinois company develops engine to reduce emissions. > Read Article
Dirty Secret By: Kari LydersenPollution from rail yard emissions in the Chicago area plagues the health of nearby residents. > Read Article
Growing Opportunity By: Sarah BloomInnovative program gives ex-offenders, unemployed second chance. > Read Article
Brick By Brick By: Jeff Kelly LowensteinEx-offenders try to build new lives while building job skills. > Read Article
Landing A Green Job By: Jeff Kelly LowensteinLow-income workers could get a smaller slice of proposed environmentally responsible jobs. > Read Article
Power To The Students By: Jessica YoungAt Chicago Freedom School students take activism out of the streets and put it into the classroom. > Read Article
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Home Loan Purgatory

On March 4, 2009, homeowners could start applying to have their unaffordable monthly mortgages altered as part of a $75 billion loan modification program—the Home Affordable Modification Program. One year later, a Chicago Reporter investigation shows that many Chicagoans have less than a 50-50 chance of getting those modifications—even with the help of government-certified homeownership counselors. > Read Article

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