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Story by: Eli Kaberon April 28, 2009 – No topic received a larger response at the April 1 Streeterville Organization of Active Residents (SOAR) town hall meeting than the dumpster tax recently passed by the Chicago City Council. The tax, which was included in the 2009 city budget, places a fee on every dumpster...
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Story by: Jon DePaolis April 22, 2009 – The foreclosure crisis has devastated neighborhoods all over Chicago, but as described at a community meeting convened by the Rogers Park Community Development Corporation (RPCDC) March 21, Rogers Park has been one of the hardest hit. It has also received relatively little attention since many of...
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Editor’s note: This story is a follow up to a series Matthew Hendrickson wrote on Chicago lead poisoning. Read Part One, Part two or Part Three. Story By Matthew Hendrickson March 25, 2009 – For a half-century, cars and trucks used leaded gasoline, spewing potentially toxic pollution into the air. Leaded gas was banned in...
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Editor’s note: This story is Part Three in a three-part series on lead poisoning in Chicago. Read Part One and Part Two. Also, see the results for playgounds tested for lead. Story By Matthew Hendrickson March 19, 2009 – Children throughout Chicago suffer lead poisoning, but poor African-American kids are disproportionately affected, city data...
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Editor’s note: This is Part One in a three-part series examining lead poisoning in Chicago. Read Part Two and Part Three. Also, see the results for playgounds tested for lead. By Matthew Hendrickson March 13, 2009 – Lead poisoning in Chicago children is a major health concern, but the city’s day-to-day battle against the...
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Oct. 24, 2008 – Lathrop Homes residents and supporters held a rally this Thursday, Oct. 23, in support of a new proposal to lease vacant apartments at the CHA development. Lathrop Homes Local Advisory Council president Juanita Stevenson was scheduled to present the proposal to the CHA board earlier this week. Two-thirds of Lathrop...
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by Heidi M. Stallings Sept. 12, 2008 – A plan to build a residential retirement community on the city’s Southwest Side for nuns and non-Catholics alike was approved by the full Chicago City Council Wednesday, but a local mayor may try to take legal action against the construction of the proposed center. The site,...
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by Katie Przychodzen. Sept. 3, 2008 – Southside resident Menjiwei Latham said she felt excluded from the process last week after a Chicago City Council committee approved a zoning change against her requests. Latham, a retired elementary school teacher, said she met with Ald. Freddrenna Lyle (6th) last spring to discuss the building going...
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Story by: Corneal Westbrooks August 20, 2008 – The theme of the night was, “people, power, and promise” when the Lakeview Action Coalition (LAC) met June 16 at Anshe Emet Synagogue for its 15th annual convention. The focus was on homeless youth and police relations, affordable housing, and healthcare. This was not an ordinary...
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by Michael Purgatorio August 8, 2008 – Thanksgiving is normally a time for guiltless pleasures and worry-free celebration. Unfortunately, that was not the case for Julie Marburger as she headed back to her parent’s place for the holidays. More than 500 miles away from her home in the South Loop, she received a panicked...
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