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Fast-Track Deportations

Thousands are being deported without a chance to appear before an immigration judge.

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Always An Afterthought

September, 2008

More than a year after a call for statewide hearings, the situation for children with incarcerated parents remains filled with problems. A look inside an incomplete system.

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Not A Priority

Illinois law provides in some ways for children whose parents are incarcerated, but a survey of the agencies involved reveals that often their needs are addressed on an individual basis.
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Hitting The Wall

Senate, House squabbles delay bills for children of incarcerated parents.> Read More

Bringing Together The Players

A county jail in Pittsburgh works to alleviate trauma for children.> Read More

Numbers Of Minority Journalists Decreasing

September/October 2008 spinoff> Read More

Location, Location, Location

White neighborhoods are home to 63 percent of stores that carry organic. Latino and black neighborhoods have the fewest–"30 and 7 percent, respectively.> Read More

Organic Food Comes At A Cost

If you've ever asked why organics cost so much, here's your explanation.> Read More

Extending Organics' Reach

Towns get creative to serve poor, urban areas.> Read More

Renewed Call For School Funding

A panel of lawmakers and advocates called for more funds for public schools at a forum convened by The Chicago Reporter and its partners.> Read More

Refinance Blues

A Chicago Reporter analysis of new housing data shows that home loans' hardest-hit victims are less likely to get refinance loans, and that Chicago is the nation's high-cost loan leader--fourth year in a row.> Read More
Inside Stories

Buy Organic* (Some Restrictions And Limitations Apply)

Organic food is healthier and environmentally friendly–"and rarely found in Chicago's black neighborhoods.> Read More
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More Loan For The Same Home

African Americans, Latinos and women often pay more for mortgage loans than their white, Asian and male counterparts.> Read More
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Listen To City Voices: September 2008

Listen to a discussion on children of incarcerated parents.> Read More
Spin Offs

Grounds For Concern

September/October 2008 spinoff> Read More
Spin Offs

More Gun Violence Afflicts Black Communities

September/October 2008 spinoff> Read More
Spin Offs

Unemploment Hits Latinos

September/October 2008 spinoff> Read More