Always An Afterthought
More than a year after a call for statewide hearings, the situation for children with incarcerated parents remains filled with problems. A look inside an incomplete system. > Read Article
- Wildly Disparate Funding Illinois’ reliance on local property taxes to fund schools is one of the nation’s highest and has led to massive cumulative gaps in per-pupil spending, shows an analysis by The Chicago Reporter. > Read Article
- Transportation Woes New findings on the region's transportation system were released at an event co-hosted by The Metropolitan Planning Council and The Chicago Reporter. > Read Article
- More On The Road More people in the region are spending a minimum of two hours for their daily commute. > Read Article
- Visit The Reporter Blog
The staff of The Chicago Reporter would like to welcome you to tcrBLOG, the official blog of the Reporter.
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- Listen to City Voices: August 2008
Listen to a discussion on funding inequities for public schools and the calls for Chicago Public Schools students to boycott their first day of classes on Sept. 2.
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- Making It Through The Day
After the CeaseFire’s budget cut, the South Side community of Roseland is trying to cope with the resulting resurgence in violence.
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Aug 8The Chicago Reporter’s Fernando Diaz has been awarded the 2008 Emerging Journalist of the Year from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Diaz will be honored at the association’s 23rd annual Noche de Triunfos Journalism Awards Gala held Sept. 12 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.Aug 29Senior Editor Kimbriell Kelly recently appeared on WBEZ 91.5-FM's Eight Forty-Eight show for its month-in-review segment. Visit here to listen to the segment.
