Some Skeptical of Perfect College Rate at Chicago’s Urban Prep

by Jorge Rivas on April 4 2012, 10:05AM

The school has made international headlines year-after-year for their perfect college going rates—including a segment on the Oprah Winfrey show—but skeptics say there may a lot more to the success story that we don’t know about.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez Gives Romney a Latinos 101 Lesson on House Floor

by Jorge Rivas on March 2 2012, 2:08PM

U.S. House of Representative Luis V. Gutierrez of Illinois’ Fourth District in the heart of Chicago spoke on the floor of the House earlier this week about recent comments by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

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Immigrant Left Disabled In Work Accident Dies After Deportation

by Jorge Rivas on January 5 2012, 1:50PM

A quadriplegic immigrant who became disabled while working on a roof died Sunday.

Topics: Health, Immigration, /NOW Blog

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Englewood 5 Released After Confessions Proven to be Coerced

by Jorge Rivas on November 17 2011, 4:45PM

Five Chicago black men were released from prison yesterday after lawyers and DNA evidence proved the men were forced to make false confessions.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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Chicago Police Shooting Spree? 43 Shot Already in 2011; 16 Dead

by Asraa Mustufa on August 2 2011, 9:31AM

Chicago police have already shot nearly as many residents as all of last year—most recently a 13-year-old boy. Cops argue it’s because residents have “a total lack of respect and fear.” Residents say cops are “targeting black children.”

Topics: Criminal Justice

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Chicago CBS Affiliate Makes 4-yr.-old Sound Like a Thug, Says Sorry

by Jorge Rivas on August 1 2011, 12:01PM

Turns out the kid who supposedly bragged about wanting to have a gun when he grows up really said he wants to be a police officer. The station acknowledges “mistakes were made.”

Topics: Media

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Chicago Schools Plow $51M Into Security for “Zero Tolerance” Rules

by Bryan Gerhart on July 18 2011, 10:40AM

High schoolers are being suspended for minor infractions like taking out cell phones in class. And it’s costing the already budget-strapped district millions.

Topics: Schools & Youth

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Chicago Activists Push for Trauma Center on the South Side

by Asraa Mustufa on June 17 2011, 3:21PM

Residents demand that one of the world’s premier hospitals also help save the lives of its neighbors.

Topics: Health

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Chicago Youth Mentors Tackle School Violence

by Thoai Lu on March 28 2011, 12:18PM

Community leaders are working hard to avoid another bloody summer for the city’s youngest and most vulnerable residents.

Topics: Schools & Youth

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Murder Trial Begins for Chicago Teen Derrion Albert’s Death

by Julianne Hing on December 8 2010, 1:17PM

It’s a sad story, and murders are still stacking up in Chicago schools.

Topics: Schools & Youth

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Chicago’s Fight Over “La Casita” Reveals Rifts in School Reform

by Juell Stewart on September 24 2010, 4:35PM

Students and parents are protesting a neighborhood school’s demolition.

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It’s Not Just Bullets Scarring Chicago Public Housing Residents

by Michelle Chen on August 13 2010, 9:00AM

Urban Institute study shows years of trauma may leave families with wounds that don’t heal.

Topics: Health, On Gender

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Cop in Chicago Torture Scandal Finally Nailed—for Perjury

by Juell Stewart on June 30 2010, 9:26AM

Former Chicago police commander Jon Burge was found guilty Monday of obstruction of justice and perjury—after allegedly overseeing the torture of hundreds of Black men.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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