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1) Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham
The nation's premier multimedia public affairs series.
Published: March, 2009

2) 50 Days, 50 Voices
The Chicago Reporter is taking time to mull what President-Elect Barack Obama’s historic election means for the nation. Please share your experiences and thoughts with us. Missed your chance to submit? It’s not too late.
Published: November, 2008

3) Not A Priority By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein and Christiana Schmitz See More Stories by this author.
Illinois law provides in some ways for children whose parents are incarcerated, but a survey of the agencies involved reveals that often their needs are addressed on an individual basis.
Published: September, 2008

4) Bringing Together The Players By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein See More Stories by this author.
A county jail in Pittsburgh works to alleviate trauma for children.
Published: September, 2008

5) Sustaining Life By: Madelaine Burkert See More Stories by this author.
A pioneering environmentalist fights a culture of wastefulness.
Published: September, 2008

6) Buy Organic* (Some Restrictions And Limitations Apply) By: Kelly Virella See More Stories by this author.
Organic food is healthier and environmentally friendly—and rarely found in Chicago’s black neighborhoods.
Published: September, 2008

7) Location, Location, Location
White neighborhoods are home to 63 percent of stores that carry organic. Latino and black neighborhoods have the fewest—30 and 7 percent, respectively.
Published: September, 2008

8) Organic Food Comes At A Cost By: Madelaine Burkert See More Stories by this author.
If you've ever asked why organics cost so much, here's your explanation.
Published: September, 2008

9) Renewed Call For School Funding By: Alex Campbell See More Stories by this author.
A panel of lawmakers and advocates called for more funds for public schools at a forum convened by The Chicago Reporter and its partners.
Published: September, 2008

10) Chicago Mirrors Nation
The Chicago Reporter analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to see how people commuted to work in the nation’s 50 largest cities in 2000 and 2006. Like Chicago, a majority of the other 49 cities saw increases in the percentage of people taking the bus and walking to work in 2006 compared with 2000. Although Chicago was like most other cities in having a lower percentage of people taking the subway to work, its 1.6 percent drop was the largest of the 50 cities analyzed.
Published: May, 2008

11) Looming Price Tag
In Chicago, the costs of congestion—due to lost work hours and excessive gas consumption—have increased every year since 1982. If the situation continues to escalate at the same average percentage during the next 30 years, the costs will be staggering.
Published: May, 2008

12) Car Sick By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein See More Stories by this author.
Organizations work to find transit alternatives for the entire region to ease congestion, spending.
Published: May, 2008

13) Captial Dip
2007 marked the fifth consecutive year in which capital funds were diverted to cover the Regional Transportation Authority's operating expenses. In all, the agency has spent $315 million in capital funds during that time. RTA officials say that transit legislation passed in January should end this practice.
Published: May, 2008

14) Not Quite A Freeway By: Jeff Kelly Lowenstein See More Stories by this author.
Advocates wonder if congestion pricing model could work for Chicago.
Published: May, 2008

15) An ‘Island’ In Te Desert, But Grocery Rate Still Lags By: Lourdes G. Vazquez See More Stories by this author.
May/June spinoff
Published: May, 2008

16) Fighting An Invisible Enemy By: Matt Miller See More Stories by this author.
Author and pastor seeks to define anti-racism and white privilege.
Published: May, 2008

17) There’s No Place Like Home By: Natalie Y. Moore See More Stories by this author.
Former CHA residents try to feel at home in mixed-income developments
Published: May, 2008

18) A Natural Mix
In 2000, Cook County's mixed-income areas were largely confined to the South and West sides of Chicago. There were no mixed-income areas in more than 35 Chicago community areas and dozens of suburban towns. However, in Chicago, Burnside on the South Side, Rogers Park on the North Side and the Lower West Side were home to the city's heaviest concentration of mixed-income residents. In suburban Cook County, more than three of every 10 residents living in Riverdale and Dixmoor lived in mixed-income areas.
Published: May, 2008

19) Lives In Mix-Income Communiities
Listen to comments from experts on the CHA's mixed-income communities and hear what it's like to live in these communities
Published: May, 2008

20) Transportation Woes By: Madelaine Burkert See More Stories by this author.
New findings on the region's transportation system were released at an event co-hosted by The Metropolitan Planning Council and The Chicago Reporter.
Published: May, 2008