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September/October 2011

The Chicago Housing Authority is evicting hundreds of families under its one-strike policy for crimes that, in many cases, leaseholders were never convicted of.


	One and done Angela Caputo If a CHA resident is arrested one time, the tenant is sent to eviction court. But a Chicago Reporter analysis found that the policy separates families and ousts some who were never convicted of breaking the law. > Read More

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	Cover Stories Uno y se acaba Si un residente de la CHA es arrestado una vez, el inquilino es enviado al tribunal de desalojos. Pero un análisis del Chicago Reporter encontró que la política separa a familias y expulsa a algunos que nunca fueron declarados culpables de haber violado la ley. > Read More
	Cover Stories Dismantling families Parents struggle for housing security when children get into trouble. > Read More
	Cover Stories In tenants’ defense Laws in Minnesota and Missouri offer greater tenant protection. > Read More
	Editor's Note CHA must tweak one-strike I love flowers. I’ve always loved flowers. Let me lay out in a field of daisies all day, and I’m content. So it wasn’t too surprising that when I was about 8 years old, I grabbed a plastic flower as my mother walked my sister and me down the aisle at a crafts store. It wasn’t until... > Read More
	New Voices Mobilizing for change A Chicago lawyer pushes for social change by empowering Muslims and Arab Americans. > Read More
	Spin Offs Boystown brutality gets all the publicity The news: Englewood resident Rubin Robinson, a gay black man, was attacked July 3 by a group of black people in the predominantly white Boystown neighborhood. Behind the news: The stabbing in Boystown prompted significant media attention and... > Read More
	Spin Offs Trafficking calls increase The news: In July, Troy Bonaparte, 46, the first person convicted in Cook County under tougher laws aimed against human trafficking, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for forcing three women into prostitution. Behind the news: Last year, more... > Read More
	Spin Offs Most young victims killed inside The news: In July, the Chicago City Council approved a stricter curfew requiring unsupervised minors aged 12 and younger to be in their homes by 8:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and by 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Behind the news: A... > Read More
	Spin Offs Domestic violence numbers ‘tip of the iceberg’ The news: This October marks the 24th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Behind the news: In Chicago, more than 12,600 people received domestic abuse services from state-funded programs in 2010, according to the Illinois Criminal Justice... > Read More
	Reporter Impact Reporter News - September/October 2011 The Chicago Reporter exposed several lenders who failed to register hundreds of foreclosed and vacant single-family homes within the City of Chicago. Just weeks after the investigation, the Chicago City Council—by a 49-0 vote—passed legislation meant to force banks to maintain such... > Read More