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WEBMcDermott served as editor and publisher of the Reporter from 1972 to 1985. Chicago magazine once hailed McDermott the “Editor for the Public Conscience.”. His publication became the foremost, most trusted resource on race and poverty in the city, winning more than 30 journalism awards under his tenure. He passed away in 1996 after a long ...
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WEBBetween 2005 and 2020, the number of children facing simultaneous water and food insecurity in the United States more than doubled. Additionally, Black and Hispanic children were several times more likely than white children to experience food and water insecurity at the same time. This is according to new research by Asher Rosinger, associate ...
History of Chicago Public Schools - The Chicago Reporter
WEB1854. John Dore, a Boston teacher and principal, becomes Chicago’s first school superintendent. 1870. Public school enrollment stands at more than 27,000 students. 1872. Illinois creates the Chicago Board of Education. Members will be appointed by the mayor to oversee the city’s public education system. 1897.
Food deserts persist in Chicago despite more supermarkets
WEBOct 3, 2018 · Despite an increase in the total number of supermarkets in Chicago, food deserts and food inequity persists. For example, African Americans make up approximately one third of Chicago’s population, but almost 80 percent of the population of persistently low or volatile food access areas. Most of the new supermarkets were added in and around ...
Thousands of felony gun cases are being dismissed in Cook …
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Chicago’s 250 Year History of Segregation
WEBAug 30, 2023 · Chicago’s 250 Year History of Segregation. The first article in this series on financial disparities in Cook County, “Wealth Inequality and the Racial Wealth Gap,” discussed the extent of contemporary racial inequities in the County. Black and Latinx Cook County residents are more likely to be financially vulnerable than Black and Latinx ...
Whites struggle to adjust in newly Latino neighborhood
WEBMay 1, 2003 · The student population at Steinmetz has increased by a third since 1997, to about 3,000. White students made up 34 percent of the enrollment in 1997; by last year, the number was down to 26 percent, Chicago Public Schools data show. Latinos make up 48 percent of the student body, up from 39 percent.
The real scandal behind Leon Finney’s downfall
WEBSep 12, 2019 · The real surprise is that WCDC was managing public housing units for so many years after being forced to repay CHA $50,000 to clear up a ghost payrolling scandal, as Caputo reported. The agency’s inspector general found that Finney charged CHA in 2003 for work that was actually done on his church building. Just …
They call it Little Palestine - The Chicago Reporter
WEBAug 7, 2015 · They call it Little Palestine. by Max Herman August 7, 2015. Othman Othman makes 50 dozen falafel each weekday, and as much as 350 dozen on the weekends, to meet customer demand at Al-Rasheed Bakery. He said he usually sells out by mid-afternoon. Once you hit the pavement south of 80th Street in south suburban Bridgeview, Middle Eastern ...
Arab Community has Deep Roots in Chicago
WEBSep 24, 2007 · Arab Community has Deep Roots in Chicago. by Mary Abowd September 24, 2007. Although often portrayed as a new and foreign element, Arabs have been a part of Chicago since the first large wave of Arab immigration to the United States occurred between 1899 and 1921, according to Louise Cainkar, a …
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