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The Chicago Reporter

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Investigating race and poverty since 1972

Tag: west side

Posted inPerspectives

A model to prevent a wave of evictions in the wake of coronavirus recession

by Curtis Black May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

A new coalition in East Garfield Park is aiming to head off displacement, gentrification and a land grab by speculators by protecting affordable housing and heeding the lessons of 2008.

Posted inGovernment and Politics

Chicago intercepts tax refunds to collect unpaid debt, hitting poor black areas the hardest

by Simon Davis-Cohen May 11, 2020May 29, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

Black people across Illinois are dying from COVID-19 at 3.4 times the rate of the white population

by Asraa Mustufa and David Eads April 7, 2020April 7, 2020
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be, Transportation

Lightfoot’s rideshare fee plan improves equity, but why not tax Uber and Lyft directly?

by Curtis Black November 12, 2019November 13, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice

An innovative strategy to reduce gun violence: beautify Chicago neighborhoods

by Brian Freskos September 18, 2019September 30, 2019
Posted inPerspectives

South and West Side WIC food benefit recipients face restrictions North Side families do not

by Darrius Atkins July 11, 2019July 11, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice

Watchdog: Seriously flawed Chicago gang database undermines public trust in police

by Jacqueline Serrato April 12, 2019April 18, 2019
Posted inGovernment and Politics

In Chicago’s 37th Ward, longtime incumbent faces new blood and new ideas

by Josh McGhee February 22, 2019February 22, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government and Politics

To build cop academy, Chicago picks AECOM, firm with checkered past

by Jonah Newman January 24, 2019March 13, 2019
Posted inEducation

Alternative schools bear the brunt of student deaths in Chicago

by Kalyn Belsha and Cayla Clements September 4, 2018November 8, 2019

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