May, 2003

Northwest Side Story

Table of Contents

• Expanding Chicago’s Public Square By: Ben AaronsonA weekly discussion series that attempts to get Chicagoans talking about serious public policy issues with those outside their social circles has become increasingly popular since its inception last fall. But organizers hope to improve its racial and philosophical diversity. > Read Article
  
  
• Eliminating the Competition By: Pamela A. LewisMany argue that the process of challenging election petitions has long been the easiest way for incumbents to win re-election. > Read Article
  
  
• Changing Faces > Read Article
  
  
• Moving In, Moving Out > Read Article
  
  
• Youth Movement > Read Article
  
  
• Whites Struggle to Adjust in Newly Latino Neighborhood By: Stephanie WilliamsBelmont Cragin, once mostly made up of Polish Americans, has undergone a quiet but dramatic change, becoming predominantly Latino. > Read Article
  
  
• Speaking Out About Affirmative Action By: Julia RandleIn high school, Donald Hubert, a poor kid from the South Side’s Englewood neighborhood, was assigned to classes that prepared him to become a laborer, and few classmates assumed he’d do anything different. Even his mother encouraged him to join the military. But he had a different plan. > Read Article
  
  
• Collateral Damage By: Rui KaneyaCall it a Muslim American version of the government’s duct tape advice: Consider reinforcing the doors of the mosque, develop an emergency contact list, don’t open suspicious packages. > Read Article