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Korean Seniors Say “Ye” to Learning English
October 11, 2013 Comments Off on Korean Seniors Say “Ye” to Learning English
“Meet at the Kedzie Brown Line stop, and find a story.” These were the only instructions Professor Jackie Spinner gave to her Reporting Public Affairs: International class. Below is one of the stories found in the Albany Park neighborhood.
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Community Living Replacing Institutions for Developmentally Disabled, Lags Downstate
June 10, 2013 Comments Off on Community Living Replacing Institutions for Developmentally Disabled, Lags Downstate
Close to 500 severely disabled Illinoisans are in danger of losing their homes because of last year’s budget cuts mandated by Gov. Pat Quinn. While the average American might not see how a state-run institution can be home, for close to 30,000 Americans, it is. As the state closes institutions one by one, a battle […]
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Nearly half of the children who died in Illinois last year were infants who suffocated while sleeping, according to the Department of Child and Family Services. Members of the agency and advocacy groups said they are focusing on safe sleep campaigns in the coming year, but there is an absence of legislation in the General […]
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Murray Center’s closing leaves more than 250 developmentally disabled residents with tough choice
March 7, 2013 Comments Off on Murray Center’s closing leaves more than 250 developmentally disabled residents with tough choice
Just like any toddler, Karen Kelly’s son can throw a powerful temper tantrum. The only difference is Eric can break someone’s arm. Eric Schutzenhofer is a 39-year-old, 6-foot-5-inch, 250-pound severely autistic man who functions as a toddler. Because of the care he’s received, he hasn’t needed frequent restraints for autistic meltdowns since moving into Murray […]
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Credit Union Replaces Southwest Side’s Second Federal
December 2, 2012 Comments Off on Credit Union Replaces Southwest Side’s Second Federal
A California-based credit union that caters to female, low-income and minority communities announced Wednesday it is opening three new branches in Little Village, Cicero and Brighton Park. The announcement came just months after hundreds of families in Chicago’s Southwest side faced possible foreclosure when Second Federal Savings & Loan Association closed. Self-Help Federal Credit Union […]
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‘Awakening The Giant’: La Casa Dorm Helps Latino Students Pursue College
November 1, 2012 Comments Off on ‘Awakening The Giant’: La Casa Dorm Helps Latino Students Pursue College
Nearly a third of Chicago residents are Latino – but a small proportion of young people in Latino communities go to college. La Casa, a new dorm in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, has opened in hopes of encouraging more of them to go to school. Cindy Estrada, a student at Harold Washington College, is one of […]
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