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Police misconduct

The city’s effort to stem police misconduct is falling short, leaving abusive officers to operate with near impunity.

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Fighting the Odds

April, 2000 Students at the all-boys Hales Franciscan High School, 4930 S. Cottage Grove Ave., are fighting–"and beating–"the odds. In the last four years, all of the school's graduates have been admitted to college. But statistics show that black men and boys in Chicago are more likely than any other group to drop out of high school, get arrested, spend time in jail or prison–"or be victims of homicides.

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Fighting the Odds

Alden K. LouryAfrican American men are in
crisis. Our reporter confronts
the numbers–"and himself.
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Fatherhood, Ready or Not

"I'm pregnant, and it's yours."> Read More
Inside Stories

Families Still Waiting on CHA, Section 8 Lists

Desperate for a place to live after losing their apartment in February, 45-year-old Mary Smiley and four of her children, ages 9 to 19, took a risk. Without a lease or permission, the family moved into a Chicago Housing Authority high-rise at 5247 S. Federal St., in the Robert Taylor Homes public housing development.> Read More