Students at the all-boys Hales Franciscan High School, 4930 S. Cottage Grove Ave., are fighting—and beating—the odds. In the last four years, all of the school’s graduates have been admitted to college. But statistics show that black men and boys in Chicago are more likely than any other group to drop out of high school, get arrested, spend time in jail or prison—or be victims of homicides.
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Fighting the OddsBy: Alden K. LouryAfrican American men are in
crisis. Our reporter confronts
the numbers—and himself.
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Families Still Waiting on CHA, Section 8 ListsBy: Brian J. RogalDesperate for a place to live after losing their apartment in February, 45-year-old Mary Smiley and four of her children, ages 9 to 19, took a risk. Without a lease or permission, the family moved into a Chicago Housing Authority high-rise at 5247 S. Federal St., in the Robert Taylor Homes public housing development.
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