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Iraq suicide attack project

March 4, 2009

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Donations down, charity thrift-store sales up among Chicago non-profits

March 2, 2009

March 2, 2009 – How's this for a deal? An eight-piece dinner set, which funds programs at the Children's Memorial Hospital for $45. Or a pair of vintage cowboy boots for under $10 that saves a cat's life? Local charity stores have always been a goldmine for budget-conscious shoppers while also providing much-need funding for community programs. However,...
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Fifth Congressional District candidates faceoff during debate Monday

February 18, 2009

Feb. 18, 2009 – Solutions for the U.S. economy were at the forefront of the debate Monday at a Northside church, where candidates vying for Illinois' 5th Congressional District seat sounded off before a packed room of voters. Early voting for the seat vacated by Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, began on Monday as candidates continued to seek...
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Chicago Legal Aid Societies Impacted by the Economy

February 17, 2009

Feb. 17, 2009 – Chicago legal aid societies, providing services for some of the city’s poorest residents with non-criminal cases, are bracing themselves. As a result of lowered federal interest rates, these organizations will see a sharp cut in funding, while requests for their services has, in some cases, doubled. Legal aid societies have...
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Parents and activists continue to protest Mayor Daley’s CPS CEO appointment

January 28, 2009

Jan. 29, 2009 – Newly-appointed Chicago Public Schools’ CEO Ron Huberman faced a litany of protests and complaints from educators, community and educational activists in attendance at Chicago Board of Education meeting on Wednesday. The protesters called for a moratorium on 21 proposed school closings and reorganizations under the Board of Education’s Renaissance 2010...
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Chicago Youth Protest Police Armed With Assault Rifles

December 12, 2008

Dec. 12, 2008 – Chicago youth continued to push for a meeting with Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis on Thursday night to discuss his decision to equip police officers with M4 military assault rifles. Over 20 youth from the Southwest Youth Collaborative protested in the cold, chanting "One, two, three, four; no more M4s"...
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Ripple Effect of Foreclosure Crisis on Local Affordable Housing

June 24, 2008

Carly Suddoth, 30, is eking by as a bartender but lives with her sister in a $700-a-month, two-bedroom in Bridgeport. Making $300 a week, she is able to afford utilities and basic TV cable but acknowledges she has to give up her favorite pleasure: shopping. While she gives her mother $120 a week to...
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New Federal Housing Program for Vets

June 24, 2008

Charles Leek went to Vietnam to serve his country believing his country would take care of him. “They always said they’ll give to us first,” said Leek. But in 2003, he found himself homeless after his health began to decline and his marriage dissolved. Leek, 61, was one of 154,000 veterans nationwide estimated to...
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Even With Assistance, Many Illinoisans Still Face Foreclosure

March 19, 2008

Submitted on Wed, 03/19/2008 – 02:13. When David Truman knew his mortgage payments would rise in October 2007, he reached out to his lender for a loan modification. He “went the whole nine yards” sending in the necessary paperwork to First Franklin Financial, a defunct sub-prime lending subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, to begin the...
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