When children's teeth ache from cavities, when their vision is too blurred to see the chalkboard, it is no wonder that their school performance is poor and their behavior is aggressive.
Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 01.17.2009 | Chicago
Like a strong, steady heartbeat, the Chicago Community Trust quietly tapped out the city's economic pulse Monday in the form of its very first monthly "Vital Signs" report.
Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago
The way to ensure no children get "left behind" isn't more cash to schools, it's more resources to people.
Christopher Devine | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago
This is the fourth in a series of excerpts from my book Of No Fixed Address: A Collection of Voices from the Streets of Chicago
Chi-Town Daily News | Ian Fullerton | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago
Chicago's emergency food pantries and soup kitchens are gearing up for a busy winter, thanks to spiraling unemployment and food costs. With the unemp...
Chi-Town Daily News | Megan Cottrell | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago
Public housing residents must have jobs to keep their homes under a controversial new policy adopted today by Chicago Housing Authority commissioners....
Christopher Devine | Posted 11.09.2008 | Chicago
A man on the street once said to me, "I wish I could just go somewhere and be with some people. You know, just socialize with some people. Not a shelter. Just a place to hang out, you know? But I'm homeless, man. I ain't got nowhere to go." Brunches like these seem to fill that void.
Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics