BGIT #27: Post-election roundup
Chicagoans ended the first campaign for an open mayoral seat in 64 years this week by voting Rahm Emanuel into office with 55 percent of the vote. The news attracted international coverage, but now the...
View ArticleWhat happened this month? Eight Forty-Eight's month-in-review
It's the last day of February, so obviously it's time for our segment Month in Review, where we talk to people who know about what were the biggest stories for this past month. We'll be talking with...
View ArticleCommunity prosecutions credited with drop in crime
Placing prosecutors in a neighborhood instead of a courtroom is a different kind of "law and order." A University of Chicago law professor says his research shows community prosecution has had an...
View ArticleAt 73, man finally gets diploma denied for defying segregation
There was no pomp and circumstance, no procession with classmates, but on Friday a school district in Illinois finally handed Alva Early his high school diploma — more than five decades after he...
View ArticleA Chicago community puts mixed-income housing to the test
Right next to the Chicago River on the city's North Side, Lathrop Homes, with its black, white and Latino residents, is considered the city's most diverse public housing.It's also on the National...
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