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1) Ex-Offenders’ Interests By: Angela Caputo See More Stories by this author.
An analysis of voting records of the voting records of lawmakers representing Illinois’ 21 most inmate-heavy House districts.
Published: May, 2010

2) Closing Arguments By: Kelly Virella See More Stories by this author.
Refusal by the Illinois State Police to enforce court orders hurts those who are trying to get their criminal records expunged or sealed.
Published: May, 2009

3) Case Closed? Not For Some ... By: Wade Askew See More Stories by this author.
Inconsistencies abound in Illinois' sealing and expungement law.
Published: May, 2009

4) Boston Bans The Box By: Rolando Ithier See More Stories by this author.
Ordinance in place to stop job discrimination against ex-offenders.
Published: May, 2009

5) Expungement Timeline By: Kelly Virella See More Stories by this author.
Latest developments on the issue surrounding voided court orders.
Published: May, 2009

6) The Power Of Giving By: Alden K. Loury See More Stories by this author.
Since 1999, the combined political contributions from energy companies Ameren, Commonwealth Edison, Dominion, Dynegy, Edison International, Exelon, Midwest Generation, and NRG Energy totaled more than $6 million. The highest amounts were donated to some of the companies' political action committees, but several lawmakers received at least $200,000.
Published: November, 2008

7) Lost Voters, Lost Voices By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein and Alden K. Loury See More Stories by this author.
Thousands of public housing residents fell off the voter rolls in Chicago during the first eight years of the Chicago Housing Authority’s $1.6 billion “Plan for Transformation.”
Published: January, 2008

8) From Concentrated to Diffuse
As high-rises were demolished, large clusters of public housing voters have also disappeared.
Published: January, 2008

9) A Faint Voice Getting Fainter?
In 2000, low percentages of Residents of now-demolished Robert Taylor Homes and Stateway Gardens turned out to vote. Seven years later, they're not even on the voting rolls.
Published: January, 2008

10) Falling Off The Rolls
About 8,000 CHA residents who were registered to vote in 2000 are off the voting rolls.
Published: January, 2008

11) Voterpalooza By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein See More Stories by this author.
Nearly half of the more than 84,000 who’ve registered to vote in Chicago since September are younger than 30 years old.
Published: January, 2008

12) Voterpalooza (Resources page)
Click here for more helpful resources on the subject.
Published: January, 2008

13) Young Voter Surge
Chicago's roll of registered voters saw a big jump in the number of young voters.
Published: January, 2008

14) Cooking Up an Historic Victory By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, Cristina Aguirre and Frances Moffett See More Stories by this author.
Anita Alvarez found a recipe for winning wide support in her triumph in the tightly contested Democratic primary for Cook County State’s Attorney.
Published: January, 2008

15) Candidates of Choice
Each of the four frontrunners in the Democratic Primary for Cook County State’s Attorney fared well in different parts of the county.
Published: January, 2008

16) Listen to City Voices: January 2008
Listen to a discussion on the housing challenges facing many low-income seniors in gentrifying Chicago neighborhoods and “Disappearing Act,” the cover story in the Jan/Feb 2008 issue.
Published: January, 2008

17) Never-ending cycle By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein See More Stories by this author.
Illinois’ reliance on property taxes as the major source of school funding has major consequences for communities throughout the state.
Published: November, 2006

18) Moment of Truth By: Natalie Y. Moore See More Stories by this author.
School funding reform advocates believe 2007 may be their best chance to force lawmakers to more evenly distribute public education dollars.
Published: September, 2006

19) Political will By: Angelica Herrera See More Stories by this author.
Advocates say narrowing funding gaps is not impossible.
Published: September, 2006

20) Not enough
School districts receiving less than the statewide average are from the southern half of Illinois.
Published: September, 2006