Story By Ian Lopez Part Three: ChicagoTalks' urban affairs series May 28, 2009 - It was a regular day in Summar Othman’s English class as students waited to present their research papers. Othman, a devout Muslim and DePaul University student, was still getting used to her new school. One of the few students on the campus to wear a traditional Muslim head scarf known... »
Mary Winiewski reports in the Sun-Times that The city’s Department of Revenue has temporarily suspended issuing parking tickets for metered spaces in the Loop today because of problems with broken pay-and-display meter boxes via City: No tickets for broken meters in Loop :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES ::... »
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Story by Albert Corvera Part Two: ChicagoTalks' urban affairs series May 27, 2009 - Seventeen years is the average amount of time it takes for an immigrant to legally come and live in the United States. For some, it’s 17 years too long. Louis, who didn’t want his last name revealed because of an expired green card, came to the states 14 years... »