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A news report from Ed Finkel, New Communities Program Ninety-four low-income families have begun moving into the Rosa Parks Apartments, a new, affordable development spearheaded by Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. in West Humboldt Park. Rosa Parks will consist of eight pre-cast masonry buildings erected on vacant land, clustered on six blocks within three-quarters of a mile...
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A new Illinois law that will extend the time a women has to legally abandon her newborn won’t take effect for two months, but already several mothers have tried to give up their older babies. Since Gov. Pat Quinn signed the bill live on Fox News in August, some women have tried to drop...
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By Maureen Kelleher/LISC Chicago July 2, 2009 – Like the rest of the nation, Illinois is facing an economic crisis. The recession has caused state tax revenues to plummet, leaving a budget hole estimated at $9 billion. As the state fiscal year came to a close Tuesday, Gov. Patrick Quinn and the General Assembly...
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