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Letter to the EditorI am a former resident of Cabrini-Green and I lived there from my birth in August 1969 until March 1983. Throughout the years, when I heard about Girl X, Dantrell Davis, Curtis Cooper and the shop owner who was recently gunned down on Oak Street, my heart broke in two.> Read More |
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By the numbersFacts and figures about economic development in Chicago.> Read More |
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What did the candidates say?We questioned the mayoral candiates on a variety of issues from jobs to spending public money. Here's what they had to say:> Read More |
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Payton's displaceWhen Deana Payton graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an MBA in 2001, the Roseland native thought her days of working two jobs to keep up with her bills were over.> Read More |
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'That one job'Wherever Marvin Newsome goes these days, he carries a tinge of regret. As a young man, he once entertained the idea of becoming "a suit," studying business administration at Malcolm X College on Chicago's Near West Side. But he quickly traded in his college textbooks for a steady paycheck.> Read More |
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Call waitingAll it takes is one sharp glance to bring the children in a cool, gray basement of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church to a standstill. At 5-feet-2-inches tall, Sharron Mack isn't exactly a towering presence. But after raising five children on her own, she knows how to control a crowd–"without saying a word.> Read More |
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'Everything's dry'Carol Walker lives by one simple rule: Always try to stay a step ahead of the competition.
When computer programming looked like a hot industry in the 1980s, she made it her major. Then when HTML emerged as the Web standard, she had already built a reputation as "the guru" of the new programming language among her peers at CNA, the Chicago-based insurer, where she worked for more than 16 years.> Read More |
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Creating new jobsResidents rally together to secure jobs for their community.> Read More |
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Spin OffsUnemployment rate hits 33 percent for someIllinois' unemployment rate of 9.8 percent as of October was worse than the national average of 9.6 percent, despite recent gains. The unemployment rate among Illinois' young black population is the third worst in the nation, topped only by Indiana and Massachusetts. > Read More |
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Spin OffsNew meaning to "empty nest"Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart ended his monthlong moratorium on mortgage foreclosure evictions after pressure to enforce judges' orders. The rate of empty homes and apartments in the Chicago metro area is more than double that of New York and Los Angeles, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Postal Service, which The Chicago Reporter analyzed. Chicago has the sixth-highest vacancy rate of 29 large U.S. metro areas. > Read More |
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Spin OffsCity litigation racks up feesChicago is expected to face its largest budget deficit ever with a shortfall of more than $650 million. Litigation against the city is contributing to Chicago's financial woes.> Read More |
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Spin OffsNo easy votes from communityBy the Nov. 22 deadline, 20 people–"including seven African Americans, three Latinos and one Asian–"filed their petition to run for mayor. If voting patterns from recent citywide elections are any guide, none of the 11 minority candidates can count on easy votes from their respective communities, as minority voters did not always vote along racial and ethnic lines.> Read More |
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New VoicesWriter's blockFor British Digby, June 1, 2003, holds great significance: A joyous day of her college graduation, capped by the presence of her mother and younger brother–"both out of prison, watching her walk across the stage to receive her diploma. The day also served as the inspiration later for Digby to create Just Released, a magazine specifically written for inmates, ex-offenders and their families.> Read More |
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Editor's NoteA city not workingThe next mayor of Chicago is going to have a big burden on his or her shoulders trying to ensure that "the city that works" really works. In this issue's cover story, "Loopholes," Reporter Angela Caputo gives us a glimpse of the city's job market.> Read More |
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Reporter ImpactReporter NewsThe Chicago Reporter has passed the halfway point. From Jan. 1 through Nov. 17, the Reporter generated $41,618.45 toward its $75,000 challenge grant goal as part of the Challenge Fund for Journalism VI, an effort of the Ford, McCormick and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism foundations.> Read More |
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