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Substance Abuse Drives Incarceration of Youth

Substance Abuse Drives Incarceration of Youth

Substance abuse among young people has become one of the main reasons for incarceration, advocates said Thursday. “Cook County has committed over 70 percent of children on drug offense,” said Betsy Clarke, the founder and president of the Juvenile Justice Initiative. Clarke was one of a number of advocates speaking to the media about violence, […]

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Pilsen Residents Speak Out against Pure Metal Recycling.

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Pilsen Residents Speak Out against Pure Metal Recycling.

Pilsen residents spoke out against a planned metal recycling plant at a community meeting organized by the Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization (PERRO) on April 5. The plant will be built at Cermak Road and Ashland Avenue, across from Benito Juarez Community Academy. Citing pollution concerns, members of PERRO gave presentations against the plan […]

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Chicago’s Ukrainian Community is Uneasy

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Chicago’s Ukrainian Community is Uneasy

“When I die, bury me—in my beloved Ukraine,” wrote the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in 1845. Although the days of freedom from Russia had yet to come, the writer from the village of Morintsy was already addressing the importance of a united country. The path toward unification started in 1994 with the Budapest Memorandum. The […]

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