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2003

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January, 20032002: The Year in Review The year in race and poverty: essays on immigration, politics, public housing, the census, families and criminal justice.
February, 2003Jennifer's Story: How a foster child's life became a worst-case scenario Documents that date back to the day Jennifer was placed in foster care tell a story with themes that are common in the child welfare system.
March, 2003Airport Sweeps Net Immigrants, Miss Terrorists An examination of Operation Chicagoland Skies reveals that the “web of terrorism prevention” has largely come up empty.
April, 2003Drama in Bronzeville The Second City, a Chicago-based improvisational comedy corporation, plans to open a theater in Bronzeville, a mostly black South Side neighborhood. But the plan has earned mixed reviews.
May, 2003Northwest Side Story Belmont Cragin, once mostly made up of Polish Americans, has undergone a quiet but dramatic change, becoming predominantly Latino.
June, 2003Under Pressure: Immigrants Face Climate of Fear The National Security Entry-Exit Registration Program, known as special registration, has created a climate of fear in local immigrant communities, especially among Chicago’s Pakistani families.
July, 2003'Rubber Stamps': The Cook County Board rarely challenges its leader, President John H. Stroger Jr. Cook County Board President John H. Stroger Jr. says he doesn't "hold all the cards," but other commissioners say they have little control over the county's operations and its $2.9 billion budget.
October, 2003Coming Home: Growing numbers of women end their prison terms each year. Then their struggle to find work begins. Post-prison life for female prisoners is particularly difficult to navigate. Every step, from finding housing to landing a job, is treacherous because more than 80 percent of women ex-offenders have children.
November, 2003Job Ready It's the best way to keep them out of prison. But stable employment eludes even the most determined ex-offenders..
December, 2003Worrill's War Chicago has become the center of national debates over reparations. Conrad Worrill is one of the reasons why.