February, 1990

Sick and Poor in Chicago

Table of Contents

• Six Percent of Black Youths Behind Bars By: Barnaby DingesOn a given day, more than 6 percent of Chicago's young black males are incarcerated, twice the rate of white and Hispanic males. > Read Article
  
  
• Chicago's Murder Rates in Black and White By: Barnaby DingesThe Reporter's three-year murder study indicates that young black males living in some sections of the Near West and Near South Side are 30 times more likely to be murdered than young white males living in white areas. > Read Article
  
  
• A Look at Other Cities By: Barnaby DingesThe Washington Post's recent study of 1988 murders in Washington, D.C., which is 70 percent black, showed that 63 percent of the murder victims were black males ages 15 to 34. > Read Article
  
  
• Good Kid Who 'Made One Bad Decision' By: Barnaby DingesMarlon Miller wept softly as he pondered the fate of his little brother. "Greg made one bad decision and it cost him," he said. "The saddest part is that Greg was a kid who was going to make it out of here." > Read Article
  
  
• One Third of Victims: Black Youths are City's Top Murder Risk By: Barnaby DingesYoung Black males in Chicago are nine times more likely to be murdered than their white counterparts, The Chicago Reporter found in a study of murder rates in the city's 25 police districts. > Read Article
  
  
• Jackson Tries to Pass the Torch at PUSH . . . Again By: John SchragThis was not the first time that Jackson had vowed to give up his control of PUSH. Four years ago, on the same stage, he said, "The burden of PUSH and the various entities is upon me. To guide them effectively, leadership obligations must be shared." > Read Article
  
  
• Homemaker Fee too High for Some Elderly The co-payment required by the Illinois Department on Aging's homemaker program prevents some elderly people from getting help they need and may prematurely push them into nursing homes, a study showed. > Read Article
  
  
• Sick and Poor in Chicago: Jackie Shoulders Burden of Home Care By: Laurie AbrahamJackie Banes climbed up onto a trunk at the head of her grandmother's bed. She put her right foot near the pillow, inches from Mrs. Jackson's ear, and her left on the wheelchair that was wedged between the bed and dresser. She then grabbed her invalid grandmother underneath her arms and pulled. Cora Jackson jerked back a few inches. Jackie yanked again. Mrs. Jackson drooped in Jackie's shoulders, where Jackie wanted her. > Read Article