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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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Visiting Day

March, 2008

For some families of the incarcerated, visiting their loved ones in downstate prisons has become an expensive, time consuming and increasingly rare trip.

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The Road Less Traveled

Fernando DiazWhile more than half of Illinois' prisoners come from the Chicago area, a similar proportion of correctional facilities are more than 200 miles away. In some cases, the distance and cost of travel are big hurdles for families of prisoners.
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Shocking Discovery

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Editor's Note

Editor's Note: March-April 2008

Maintaining Familial Bonds> Read More
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Minority Report

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City's Real Estate Market Steady

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Refund Anticipation Loans Taxing Wallets

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Parting Shot: March-April 2008

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Inside Stories

A Long Journey Ahead

Life's experiences motivate one young man to give voice to youth> Read More
Inside Stories

Fatherhood Beyond Bars

Programs aim to reinforce male inmates' ties to family.> Read More

Distance Matters

Although more than half of Illinois' inmates come from Chicago and Cook County, 15 of the state's adult correctional centers are located more than 200 miles from the city. A Reporter analysis shows that inmates at the prison farthest from Chicago have the lowest rate of visitation.> Read More
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The Real Cost of High-Cost Lending

In one Chicago census tract in the largely African-American Roseland neighborhood, at least 80 percent of applicants received high-cost loans in 2006.> Read More

Jobs Trail

In the last 16 years, job growth has been the lowest in black communities.> Read More
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The Air Apparent?

Youth asthma hospitalizations are highest in suburbs, while city cases affect black youth at higher rate.> Read More
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Suburban Mortgage Gap

Evanston leads 52 Chicagoland suburbs in high-cost lending rate disparity.> Read More