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Crete: Will a promised economic windfall go to the prison company or to residents?

Crete: Will a promised economic windfall go to the prison company or to residents?
The Village of Crete, Ill., is surprisingly small for a community that sits just 30 minutes south of Chicago’s bustling Loop. The Will County village has fewer than 9,000 residents and a small, but solid, middle-class majority–the median household income is $70,074, according to the 2010 Census. For those residents, a prison that brings an... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
March 7, 2012 at 11:58 am
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Job training program caters to an emerging group of unemployed

Only in its second year, Chicago Career Tech, a job training program for unemployed Chicagoans, is seeing the number of applicants grow exponentially. Unlike other programs, the nonprofit focuses its services on an emerging group of unemployed: Those who, until recent economic downturn, held a job earning middle-income wages. Since its launch in 2010, roughly... Read more »
By CRIntern,
September 9, 2011 at 4:32 pm
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Employers keep the cash, employees take home the risk

It seems like there was an era in America where there was a general contract between employers and employees. Employees work hard and dedicate their careers to helping a company earn a profit. In return, employers are loyal to those employees, offering them insurance, workers’ comp, and the general expectation of being taken care of... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
June 20, 2011 at 11:33 am
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Second City or dead last? Income apartheid in Chicago

What can you buy for 45 cents? I can’t think of much. Maybe a pack of gum? Even that might be difficult. But what can you buy with a dollar? Sure, a dollar’s not much, but there’s lots to be had. The entire dollar store is yours for the taking. Fast food? The dollar menu... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
February 28, 2011 at 8:24 am
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127,000 may lose unemployment in Illinois

Unless Congress acts, 2 million people across the nation will lose their unemployment benefits this week–127,000 in Illinois alone. The lame-duck Congress has until tomorrow to pass another extension of unemployment benefits. Otherwise, all those unemployed who’ve already maxed out their state benefits will be cut off. It’s a familiar scene. Unemployment is nearly at... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
November 28, 2010 at 10:31 pm
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Illinois extends jobs for 26,000, but thousands more Americans could get pink slips

For many Americans, today is a sad day. For 240,000 people, it might just be their last day on the job. Why?  They’re employed through the TANF emergency fund – a government subsidized jobs program that’s put 26,000 people to work in our state. Governor Pat Quinn announced Tuesday that he’ll use state funding to... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
September 30, 2010 at 10:28 am
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Student starts scholarship for children of incarcerated parents

Children of incarcerated parents in Illinois may be headed downstate, for college this time. One Southern Illinois University student established a scholarship fund for children who’s parents are incarcerated. The first fundraiser is next week. The Chicago Reporter‘s in depth investigation into challenges facing children of incarcerated parents shows that their needs are not addressed... Read more »
By CRIntern,
September 1, 2010 at 11:58 am
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A tale of two Katrinas

Five years later, the numbers show government relief after hurricane Katrina mostly helped middle-class and white families in Mississippi and Louisiana, often excluding black families and low-income families. Also: City college officials are proposing ending open admission and pushing remedial education back on high schools. Critics say this will discourage students looking at higher education... Read more »
By CRIntern,
August 27, 2010 at 3:17 pm
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Illinois' IOU to nonprofits

Some Chicago nonprofits that service the poor, disabled and low-income families aren’t getting the money they were promised by the state. As of July 12, Illinois owned nearly $500 million to tax-exempt organizations, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. So who’s waiting? Get the full list here courtesy of Progress Illinois, including 136 charities and nonprofits... Read more »
By CRIntern,
July 23, 2010 at 2:35 pm
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Job searching tips for the unemployed

Phillip Bailey, Cheryl Freeman Smith of the Chicago Urban League and Shquestra Sitawi of the YWCA offered the following tips for recently unemployed job seekers:    *Tell everyone you know that you just lost your job. *Expand your network by sharing it with others. *Use a legitimate temporary agency and express open availability. *Research the... Read more »
By CRIntern,
June 25, 2010 at 12:05 pm
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