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1) Critics Keep Heat on Peoples Gas By: Paul F. Cuadros
More than a year has passed since the night skies over River West turned red from fires and gas explosions. But for those who lived through the disaster, the scars remain.
Published: February, 1993

2) Clinics Chafe Under City's Scrutiny By: Paul F. Cuadros
he Chicago Department of Health may be violating Illinois confidentiality laws by requiring its neighborhood mental health clinics to turn over their patients' names and other personal information to the department's central office.
Published: February, 1993

3) Latinos Make History Fighting City Hall By: Paul F. Cuadros
More than 300 Latinos gathered in West Chicago to question newly elected Mayor Steven J. Lakics and Chief of Police Gerald S. Mourning.

4) Surviving White Flight with Middle Class Diversity By: Paul F. Cuadros
Like many of its south suburban neighbors, Country Club Hills became home to hundreds of new minority residents during the 1980s. But unlike Riverdale, Country Club Hills saw little increase in its poor, dispelling the notion that where there are blacks and Latinos, there is poverty.

5) Troubled Times in Riverdale By: Paul F. Cuadros
Riverdale seems like a typical Chicago suburb, with neat homes, well-groomed lawns and quiet streets. But in the middle of this south suburb, life is very different, residents said.
Published: June, 1993

6) Racial Change Takes to the Suburbs By: Paul F. Cuadros
An increase in minorities and the poor since 1980 has forced suburban towns and villages to take a crash course in cultural diversity. And while some get passing grades, others have failed the test.
Published: June, 1993

7) Cicero Law Blocks Latinos By: Paul F. Cuadros
Last November, the Town of Cicero brought its real estate market to a halt with an occupancy ordinance that set limits on the number of persons who can live in a dwelling. Attorney Juan M. Soliz, Democratic committeeman for Chicago's 25th Ward, says the law discriminates against Latinos.
Published: June, 1993

8) Safer Pipes, More Training: Peoples Gas Could Have Saved River West By: Paul F. Cuadros
The gas explosions that killed four people and destroyed 18 buildings on Jan. 17 in River West might never have happened if Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. had replaced defective pipes it discovered 13 years ago, The Chicago Reporter has learned.
Published: May, 1992

9) A Close Call for Chicagoans: Only Luck Saved Hegewisch from the Same Fate as River West By: Paul F. Cuadros
A Southeast Side neighborhood narrowly missed a natural gas disaster similar to the explosions and fires that rocked River West on Jan. 17 and killed four people, The Chicago Reporter has learned.
Published: June, 1992

10) Zoning Laws Hit Latinos in Suburbs By: Paul F. Cuadros
Northlake's new enforcement of longstanding zoning and occupancy laws is not an anomaly. Since 1992, four neighboring suburbs began stiffening enforcement of occupancy codes. All four also experienced big jumps in their Latino populations during the 1980s.
Published: December, 1993

11) Immigration Man By: Paul F. Cuadros
A photograph of John Lasseville shaking hands with President George Bush greets visitors to the Chicago office of Private Immigration Agency Inc., 4142 W. 26th St. But for immigrants seeking help, the photo of the two smiling men says it all. It reminds them that the federal government has extraordinary power over their lives, and blurs the distinction between the government and this private corporation.
Published: November, 1992

12) Immigrants' Aid . . . For a Price By: Paul F. Cuadros
A for-profit immigration service in Chicago has used its political clout to win favorable treatment from the public officials who regulate it.
Published: November, 1992

13) Edgar's Health Care Reform Leaves Out Uninsured By: Paul F. Cuadros
Gov. Jim Edgar's health reform package targets full time workers who already have insurance, but offers no relief for nearly 400,000 Illinoisans, according to an analysis by The Chicago Reporter.
Published: April, 1994

14) Doctor Shortages Leave Long Lines for Care By: Paul F. Cuadros
Dr. Ruben Rucoba is in a hurry. He strides into the small room where the signs are in Spanish and most of the patients are children. For the past two years, the pediatrician has been treating the mostly Latino clientele at the Erie Family Health Center, a clinic at the corner of Chicago and Paulina avenues in West Town.
Published: July, 1994

15) Suburban Housing Inspectors Crack Down on Latinos By: Paul F. Cuadros
Latino groups charge that local officials are using building, occupancy and zoning laws to intimidate Hispanics, many of whom are first-time home buyers.
Published: September, 1995

16) Public Schools Produce More Minority M.D.s By: Paul F. Cuadros
Three out of four doctors graduating from Illinois medical schools are white, although some minorities have made significant strides in the last six years.
Published: December, 1994

17) Primary Care Secondary in Illinois By: Paul F. Cuadros
Despite a shortage of primary care doctors throughout the state, Illinois hospitals spend most of their time producing cardiologists, radiologists and other specialists.
Published: December, 1994

18) Suicide Strikes Down Young Black Men By: Paul F. Cuadros
Chicago's black men between the ages of 20 and 34 kill themselves more often than anyone else in their age group, The Chicago Reporter has found.
Published: February, 1996

19) Factions Fight For Million Men By: Paul F. Cuadros
Local organizers of last October's historic Million Man March are divided over efforts by their top leaders to form a national network, arguing that consolidation may stifle the grassroots momentum that made the march so hugely successful.
Published: March, 1996