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The Milly
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broadcast 12.31.03
Lisa Labuz—News Correspondent
The City of Chicago's Cultural Affairs Department spent
$5000 to commission a dance for the Millenium New Year's
Eve... The Milly. Chicago officials hoped the Milly would
be the next big dance craze, like the Macarena or the
Hokey Pokey.
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Chicago
Clubs after E-2
12.29.03
21 people died and dozens more were injured when a crowd panicked
at Chicago's E2 nightclub on a Sunday night last February. Chicago
Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports on the state of the case
against the owners...and how the incident has...and hasn't...affected
nightclubs in the city.
Diantha Parker—News Correspondent |
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Peotone
Airport
12.27.03
Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field fills us in on what's happened
to the state of Illinois' plan to buy land...to build and an
airport near South Suburban Peotone.
Jay Field—News Correspondent |
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The
Infamous Cub Fan
12.26.03
We follow up on what's happened to Cubs fan Steve Bartman
and that infamous ball.
Jay Field—News Correspondent |
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Expansion
of Wrigley Field
12.25.03
We update you on what's happening with changes being pushed...and
pushed against...at the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field.
Jay
Field—News Correspondent |
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The
Ruth Page Nutcracker
12.24.03
For 31 years, the Ruth Page production of The Nutcracker
ballet charmed Chicago audiences and challenged young dancers.
Today, we look back on what happened to this popular production
of a holiday classic.
Jenny Lawton—News Correspondent |
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Chicago
Police Initiatives in High Crime Neighborhoods
12.23.03
Chicago closes in on its lowest murder rate in 36 years. Police
realigned police beats ealier this year, but that was before
city residents complained. A new plan was developed. Today,
we follow up on the presence of police in the City of Chicago.
Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn reports. |
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The Search
for the Bradley Sisters
12.22.03
For pictures and more information on the Bradley girls,
see their page on the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children website.
Chicago Public Radio's Melba Lara reports. |
Diamond Bradley |
Tionda Bradley |
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Poshard
on Ryan Indictment
12.19.03
Former Congressman and Illinois gubernatorial candidate Glenn
Poshard tells Chicago Public Radio's political reporter, Carlos
Hernandez Gomez, he is not bitter, but sad for Illinoisans,
over alleged wrong-doing by former Governor George Ryan. |
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Human
Rights Day Rally
12.10.03
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports on how organizers
of the International Human Rights Day rally are worried police
are clamping down on peaceful protest. |
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Immigrant
Registration
12.3.03
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports on how the federal
government's Special Registration program for foreign nationals
has affected one family in Chicago. |
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HIV
Cases Soar in Youth
12.1.03
Chicago Public Radio's Melba Lara takes a look at the rate of
HIV cases amoung our youth. |
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Springfield
Veto Session
11.21.03
Steve Shadley interviews Chicago Public Radio's political reporter,
Carlos Hernandez Gomez. Carlos has just returned from Springfield,
Illinois where the legislative veto session is still in progress. |
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Eid
al Fitr Holiday Cards
11.21.03
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports on Hallmark stores
offering Eid al Fitr cards for the first time. The Eid, which
begins at sundown Monday, ends the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. |
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Education
Funding in Illinois: Deja Vu All Over Again?
11.20.03
A new plan for funding public education in Illinois is very
similar to plans hatched over a decade ago...and failed. Observers
wonder if the same ideas will work this time around. Chicago
Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports. |
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Wheaton
Dance
11.17.03
Conservative Wheaton College holds its first ever dance. Chicago
Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn and Ben Calhoun report. |
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Chicago
Teachers Union
11.14.03
Teachers vote on tentative contract. Chicago Public Radio's
Catrin Einhorn reports. |
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Chicago
Public School Desegregation Plan
11.6.03
Proposed changes to the desegregation plan for public schools
in Chicago. Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn reports. |
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Sprinkler
Ordinance
11.5.03
High rise buildings in Chicago built before 1975 could soon
be required to install sprinkler systems. But residents, developers
and fire experts are still divided over whether sprinklers are
a cost effective way to make a building safer. Chicago Public
Radio's Diantha Parker reports. |
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Eleventh
Hour Compromise on Death Penalty Reform Bill
11.4.03
Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez reports. |
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Teachers
Strike
11.4.03
Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports. |
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No
Child Left Behind
10.31.03
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports on the anxiety over
how the No Child Left Behind Act standards could affect area
schools. |
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Public
Guardian Camping Out
10.26.03
The October 17, 2003 fire in the Cook County Administration
Building hasn't stopped the work that county employees were
doing that day. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker visited
the Cook County Public Guardian's temporary offices—in
a conference room in the concourse level of the Daley Center.
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Maryville
Academy and DCFS
10.10.03
The recent troubles of Maryville Academy have shed a light on
a greater problem in Illinois' child welfare system. Chicago
Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports. |
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The
Billy Goat Curse
10.9.03
As the Chicago Cubs inch their way towards their first World
Series in nearly sixty years, one of the legendary myths surrounding
the team's playoff shortcomings gains gains life once again.
Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez. |
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Long-Term
Plans for Dealing with the Garbage Strike
10.8.03
How are Chicago-area residents and businesses gear up for a
potentially prolonged garbage strike? Chicago Public Radio's
Ben Calhoun reports. |
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Punch
Card Ballots in Chicago
10.6.03
Talks are underway between the ACLU and the Illinois and Cook
County elections boards that could ban the use of punch-card
ballots in Illinois forever. Chicago Public Radio's Jenny Lawton
reports. |
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Going
Bare: Suburban Doctor Practices without Malpractice Insurance
10.3.03
As the rise in liability rates forces doctors to make some tough
choices, one family doctor in suburban Berwyn is taking a more
radical step. Doctor Mark Macumber has decided not to carry
malpractice insurance, but continues to treat patients at his
new family practice clinic. |
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Morton
Grove Muslims
9.30.03
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports. |
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Federal
Review of Illinois' Child Welfare System
9.15.03
So far, not a single state has passed the review's rigorous
tests, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
says it doesn't expect to either. Chicago Public Radio's Jay
Field reports. |
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Comix
Chicago
9.12.03
Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports. |
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Chicago's
Baseball Hopes
9.9.03
With the Sox and Cubs in first place, baseball fans in Chicago
should have a lot to smile about these days. But this IS Chicago,
where baseball heartbreak is a part of city lore. Chicago Public
Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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Carmen
Funebre
9.5.03
In 1994 a Polish theatre company created a piece of street theatre
that explores the suffering of those caught in the middle of
war. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports. |
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Maryville Academy
9.2.03
Illinois' largest home for troubled youth has two weeks to
enact a list of reforms mandated by the Illinois Department
of Children and Family Services. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha
Parker reports. |
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Economic Slump on Devon Avenue
8.14.03
Under increased federal scrutiny, Pakistani-American and Indian-American
business owners on Chicago's far north side are battling to
stay afloat during what has become a two-sided economic slump.
Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun reports. |
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Award
in Police Shooting Case
8.8.03
A jury has awarded $1.5 million to the mother of a man killed
by Chicago police. The jury sifted through a case marked by
conflicting stories, including whether 20-year-old Michael Russell
used - or even had - a weapon. Chicago Public Radio’s Diantha
Parker reports. |
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Police
Cameras on the West Side
8.1.03
They're bulletproof and controlled by joystick. Are they an
innovation in crime-fighting or an invasion of privacy? Catrin
Einhorn reports. |
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Videotaped
Interrogations
7.17.03
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to sign a bill
today requring police to record homicide interrogations. Illinois
would become the first state to legislatively mandate such a
practice. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports. |
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Illinois
U.S. Senate Candidate's Forum
7.14.03
Peter Fitzgerald's surprise decision last April not to seek
re-election to the U.S. Senate shocked many in and outside his
party. It also kicked off what may be Illinois' earliest senate
race yet. The primary election is more than eight months away,
but nine contenders pushed their platforms at a forum sponsored
by the Independent voters of Illinois/ independent precinct
organization. But is such an early campaign good for candidates
and the process? Chicago Public Radio's political reporter Carlos
Hernandez Gomez has more. |
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Musicians
and Visas
7.11.03
The scheduled headliner at the Old Town School of Folk Music's
annual Folk and Roots Festival will not be taking the stage.
A well-known band from Cuba had to cancel its appearance due
to problems getting into the U.S. Security checks after September
11th have dramatically slowed the visa application process,
and while business leaders say a 20 percent drop in tourism
is costing the economy, some in the arts community say an overlooked
cost is the loss of culture from around the globe. Chicago Public
Radio's Tony Sarabia reports. |
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Maryville
Academy
7.11.03
The new head of Illinois's Department of Children and Family
Services is increasing the pressure on troubled Maryville Academy.
Bryan Samuels says his agency will shut Maryville down and remove
state wards living there if the facility doesn't fix its problems.
Maryville's recent string of difficulties has tarnished its
once sterling reputation. Child welfare experts say the Academy's
struggles are due, in part, to its inability to handle the increasing
number of mentally ill children who reside there. Chicago Public
Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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Iraqi
Contact Arrested
7.10.03
Federal authorities have accused a man from south suburban Oak
Lawn of giving Saddam Hussein's Iraqi government information
about Iraqi opposition groups in the United States. This is
the first such case of its kind in the Chicago area. U.S. Attorney
Patrick Fitzgerald says 60-year-old Khaled Abdel-Latif Dumeisi
could serve up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Friends of
Dumeisi say they don't think he's capable of such action. Chicago
Public Radio's Shirley Jahad reports. |
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Porch
Collapse Investigation
7.3.03
Fingerpointing continues in the aftermath of the deadly porch
collapse in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. The city of
Chicago is suing the owners and the managers of the building
where 13 people were killed. Others question city enforcement
and inspection procedures. And the head of the City Council's
buildings committee says Chicago's construction codes need revision.
Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn reports. |
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Fawell
Sentencing
7.1.03
A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a top aide to former
governor George Ryan to six and a half years in federal prison.
Scott Fawell is the highest-ranking government official convicted
in the state's licenses-for-bribes scandal. Chicago Public Radio's
political reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez has more. |
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The Hananias
6.25.03
The proposed Middle East "road map" faces many roadblocks.
Some observers think peace in the region will never be achieved.
Others hold out hope. But it is clear leaders will have to make
concessions and find ways to compromise for their people to
live together in harmony. They might take a lesson from one
Chicago couple, who fell in love, despite the fact that he's
Palestinian and she's Jewish. Chicago Public Radio's Robbie
Harris has their story. |
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Illinois
Legislature and Gun Control Legislation
6.2.03
Chicago Public Radio's Shirley Jahad reports. |
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End of
Illinois Legislative Session
6.2.03
Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has completed his first legislative
session. It went down to the wire and on paper balanced a five
billion dollar deficit. Chicago Public Radio's Political Reporter
Carlos Hernandez Gomez has this look at the session and what
observers think it says about the Governor himself. |
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Illinois
Budget Deadline
5.30.03
The Illinois budget is nearing completion, with plenty of speculation
in tow. Chicago Public Radio's Lisa Labuz discusses the maneuvering
with Carlos Hernandez Gomez. |
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Klan Rally
in Berwyn
5.30.03
The Ku Klux Klan will hold a rally in west suburban Berwyn.
Organizers say they'll set up a stage in the middle of one of
the town's baseball parks. Little League baseball games have
been put on hold. Officials say some 200 local and state police
will be on hand, and they're asking residents to stay away from
the rally. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports. |
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Security
Test
5.12.03
Emergency responders and hospitals are participating in the
largest terrorism disaster drill in U.S. history. "Topoff
2" began earlier today and runs through the end of the
week. The simulated, weapons-of-mass-destruction attack is unfolding
in Chicago and Seattle. It will test the post-September 11th,
disaster-response capabilities of federal, state and local agencies.
As emergency officials prepare for the drill, they're taking
great pains to warn the public the exercise is not real. Chicago
Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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Chicago
Inaugurations
5.6.03
Chicago swore in its elected mayor, treasurer, and city clerk,
all incumbents. In fact there were few new faces at the inaugurations
in city hall. But observers say several newly elected aldermen
could alter the shape of the city council and its relationship
with Mayor Richard Daley. Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez
Gomez reports. |
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CPS School
Closings
5.5.03
The Chicago Public Schools hosted the first in a series of public
hearings about the proposed closings of five schools and consolidation
of four others. CPS officials are touting the move as a money-saving
tactic. But as Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn reports,
some parents, students and community activists plan to use the
hearings to voice their opposition to the plan. |
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Illinois
Budget Crisis
4.30.03
Illinois is in the midst of a budget crisis, dealing with a
five billion-dollar shortfall. Illinois is one of 41 states
dealing with red ink, but Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's
attempts to solve the problem are different from other states.
Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez reports.
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Skokie
Smoking Ban
4.22.03
The Skokie Village Board has postponed voting on a proposed
ban on smoking in all public places. The village board put off
the after more than 70 people spoke both for and against the
ban during a village board meeting last night. The board says
it will hold the vote in July. If the ban is passed, it would
make Skokie the first community in Illinois to impose such an
ordinance. Chicago Public Radio's Karen Bates reports.
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Pembroke
Prison
As Illinois struggles in a sea of red ink and rising unemployment,
communities across the state are feeling the economic fallout.
The situation is especially bleak in Pembroke Township, a rural
area southeast of Kankakee, one of the poorest communities in
the nation. Last week, Governor Rod Blagojevich said the state
would stop building a women's prison in nearby Hopkins Park.
The village was counting on the project to help revitalize the
area. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports.
4.17.03 |
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Peace Marketing in Andersonville
Many Chicago area store owners are showing their political convictions
by displaying U.S. flags or yellow ribbons. But symbols of peace
are more rare. In Andersonville on Chicago’s north side,
dozens of shops along Clark Street have taped dove posters on
their doors. These small business owners say their anti-war
beliefs are more important than any customers the signs may
turn away. But some shoppers in the area say they’re actually
drawn to stores displaying the peace sings. Chicago Public Radio’s
Jason DeRose reports.
4.11.03 |
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Meigs
Closing
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has closed Meigs field, the city's
small lakefront airport. The mayor says planes flying into the
field pose a homeland security risk. Chicago Public Radio's
Carlos Hernandez Gomez reports.
3.31.03 |
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First
Ward Run-Off
Some Chicagoans will got to the polls to vote in run-off elections
for Alderman. In four wards, no candidate won more than 50 percent
of the vote in the February municipal election. Chicago Public
Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez has this report on the city's
fabled first ward where rough and tumble politics continue to
thrive.
3.30.03 |
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Chicago's Segregated
Schools
Part 1
3.24.03
The long struggle over desegregating the Chicago Public Schools
had a hearing in U.S. District Court. The Board of Education
and the federal government signed a consent decree in 1980 that
was intended make sure Chicago's public schools as integrated
as possible, or ensure that added resources were provided for
children in racially isolated schools. But of the city's 600
schools, only about 100 magnet schools and programs have achieved
some integration. Today, most Chicago Public School students
go to segregated schools, and educators and experts say the
future looks a lot like the past: separate and unequal. Chicago
Public Radio's Jody Becker reports. |
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Chicago's Segregated
Schools
Part 2
3.25.03
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Fawell
Guilty Verdict
After just over a week of deliberations a federal jury found
former George Ryan aide Scott Fawell and the Ryan's campaign
committee guilty of racketeering and other corruption charges.
Fawell and Citizens for George Ryan were indicted last April
in connection with the Licenses for Bribes scandal. Chicago
Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez reports.
3.20.03 |
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Around
Chicago: Concerns About the Economy and Imminent War
As American troops rolled across the desert half a world away
in Kuwait, some in the Chicago area say they are worried about
how war will exacerbate troubles closer to home. Chicago Public
Radio's Jody Becker reports.
3.19.03 |
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CHA Plan
for Transformation
Since the Chicago Housing Authority began its plan for transformation
in 1999, about 1,400 families have had to pack up and move from
their public housing apartments. Some buildings have been torn
down already, while others will be demolished or rehabbed as
part of the ambitious plan to turn isolated developments into
mixed income communities. This year, the CHA's schedule calls
for even more moves. As many as 1,400 more families could be
relocated. The CHA has been criticized for failing to move its
tenants into integrated neighborhoods and for failing to help
families cope with crippling social problems. Now the CHA is
gearing up for this year's moves. Chicago Public Radio's Catrin
Einhorn reports.
3.11.03 |
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War Exhibition
Artistic expression of war is perhaps as old as armed conflict.
Through the ages artists have depicted war in a number of ways,
from glorification to satire. With the U.S. edging closer to
war with Iraq, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art explores
artist's reponses to war with an exhibition called, "WAR...What
Is It Good For?" Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports.
2.27.03 |
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"King"
Daley
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has won a fifth term. The mayor
captured nearly 79 percent of the vote, but only 34% of Chicago's
electorate cast ballots. Richard M. and his father, Richard
J. Daley have occupied the fifth floor of city hall for 35 of
the last fifty years. After this term, Daley-the-younger will
be three years shy of his father's 21-year record. Chicago Public
Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez has this look at Richard M. Daley’s
lock on power in Chicago.
2.26.03 |
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Changes
in the 30th Ward
Chicago's city elections could mean big changes for some of
the city's most historic neighborhoods. This will be the first
municipal election since Aldermen redrew the city's 50 wards
in 2001 according to 2000 census data. The newly drawn political
lines will mean gains for some ethnic groups. It will also mean
losses for others, like Chicago's long-time Polish stronghold
on the city's northwest side. As Chicago Public Radio's Ben
Calhoun reports, the election could mark the end of the Polish
voting block that gave us some of Chicago's most memorable leaders.
2.21.03 |
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Blame
for the E2 Tragedy
Everyone from city officials to religious leaders and lawyers
are blaming each other for a stampede that killed 21 people
at a south side nightclub Monday. Chicago Public Radio's Catrin
Einhorn reports.
2.21.03 |
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Why Mayor
Daley Won't Debate
Debates between candidates running for office are part of the
American political tradition. Among the most famous were the
Lincoln/Douglas Debates in 1858. But in Chicago Mayoral races
over the last twelve years, debates have not been part of the
campaign. The last time incumbent Mayor Richard Daley debated
was in 1989 -- during his first successful run for mayor. Since
then, the mayor has consistently refused to debate his opponents,
and there's no indication he'll depart from that this time.
Some argue the mayor is simply following conventional wisdom.
Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia has more.
2.20.03 |
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44th Ward
Race
Chicago voters will elect a mayor and all 50 members of the
City Council, but pundits expect a low turnout in an off-election
year. There's growing interest, however, in the 44th Ward's
Aldermanic race. Of the five candidates, two are openly gay
men, a first in Chicago politics. Gay activists say the candidates
aren't talking enough about issues important to gays and lesbians.
But all the candidates say they're more concerned with issues
that concern the entire community. Chicago Public Radio's Steve
Shadley reports.
2.17.03 |
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E2 Lawsuit
Chicago officials could be in court to sue the owners of the
south-side E2 nightclub, after 21 people died in a stampede.
As city officials are trying to determine exactly what went
wrong, families are grieving for lost loved ones. Chicago Public
Radio's Catrin Einhorn reports.
2.17.03 |
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Chicago
Unemployment
The labor department reported today that the nation's unemployment
rate fell .03% last month. More jobs were created during the
month of January than in any other month since November of 2000.
The news is cold comfort for the thousands of Chicagoans who
still find themselves without a job. Illinois's unemployment
rate is among the highest of any state in the nation. Earlier
this week the bureau of labor statistics reported that the nine-county
Chicago metro area posted more job losses than any other city
in the nation last year. Chicago Public Radio's Steve Edwards
reports on the search for work in the city that works.
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Bill Heirens: Fifty-Seven Years in Jail and No Clemency
Former Illinois Governor George Ryan commuted the sentences
of 167 death row inmates in January. Many more Illinois inmates
had filed for clemency, also hoping to be freed. But Ryan
opted not to rule in many of those cases. That left Illinois'
longest serving prisoner behind bars. Chicago Public Radio's
Jody Becker reports.
2.4.03
Lawyers at the Center for Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern
University Law School are looking for clues about the identity
of the officer on the right, who may have been involved in
his interrogation. |
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CHA Plan
for Transformation Lawsuit
Lawyers from three Chicago organizations have filed a federal
lawsuit against the Chicago Housing Authority. They charge the
CHA's ongoing plan to fix public housing is actually violating
the civil rights of thousands of residents. The CHA's ambitious,
$1.5 billion "plan for transformation" is moving into
its fourth year. The ten-year plan calls for demolition of CHA
high rises and rebuilding or rehabbing 25,000 public housing
units. The lawsuit is just the latest effort of activists outside
the CHA to work with, and sometimes against, the agency for
change. Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn reports.
1.23.03 |
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Indiana
Bridges
Bridges are more than just a mass of concrete, metal or wood.
They are part of our cultural heritage, symbols of connection
and transition. Covered bridges, such as those in Vermont, remind
us of our rural past, while the Brooklyn Bridge is a testament
to the rise of urban America. But preservationists say that
scores of old bridges are being torn down every year, without
consideration for their historic or aesthetic importance. In
Indiana, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is working
with state officials and preservationists to save a number of
historic bridges there. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia
reports.
1.22.03 |
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Prostitution
Ring
The FBI and federal prosecutors may be joining an investigation
into a kidnapping and prostitution ring that spanned five midwestern
states. The ring targeted girls as young as thirteen years old.
Most of the teenage girls were runaways. Detroit police busted
the ring this week thanks to the help of one young girl. Shirley
Jahad reports that the alleged ringleader is in custody, with
more charges likely.
1.17.03 |
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Clemency
Reactions
On George Ryan's last Saturday as Illinois Governor, he commuted
the sentences of every inmate on death row. Some greeted his
decision with great joy, but others were enraged. Chicago Public
Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez has this report.
1.13.03 |
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Pat Quinn:
Lieutenant Governor
Democrats now hold five of the six constitutional offices from
governor to comptroller, excluding the treasurer's office. Among
those is the number two post of lieutenant governor. The office
is often considered an unimportant, "do-nothing" job.
In 1981, Republican Lieutenant Governor Dave Neal resigned because
of boredom. In Illinois, a lieutenant governor is the first
person tapped to take over if a sitting governor dies. But that
person often remains out of the spotlight. Illinois' incoming
lieutenant governor, though, is someone who has long been known
in Illinois political circles to "not stand quietly in
the background." He hopes to have a more active role than
waiting on the political sideline. Chicago Public Radio's Tony
Sarabia reports.
1.13.03 |
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Legacy
of Governor Ryan
Outgoing Illinois Governor George Ryan has held statewide office
longer than any other current elected official. He has earned
both scorn and acclaim for policy decisions made during his
single term as governor. In 2000, he halted executions in Illinois,
claiming national attention. But a scandal from his previous
office loomed over his tenure as governor, as it engulfed many
in his inner circle. Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez
Gomez reports on the complex legacy of Illinois’ 39th governor,
who has admirers and detractors.
1.10.03 |
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Chicago's
Recycling Program
This month, Allied Waste Industries becomes Chicago's new company
for the Blue Bag recycling program, replacing Waste Management,
who had the contract since Blue Bag started in 1995. Environmentalists
and critics are urging the city to re-evaluate the entire Blue
Bag program, saying that with some changes the city could be
recycling higher quality materials, and more of them. City officials
insist Blue Bag is working, and that there are no plans to change
anything. Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun reports.
1.8.03 |
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