Homicides in Chicago soared by 60 percent in the first three months of 2012, continuing a troublesome trend that began late last year. Nonfatal shootings also rose sharply in the … read more »
Chicago homicides soar in first quarter of 2012
Homicides in Chicago soared by 60 percent in the first three months of 2012, continuing a troublesome trend that began late last year. Nonfatal shootings also rose sharply in the … read more »
Hoodie evolves into a symbol of protest
Nineteen-year-old Jonathan Knowles has an array of hoodies hanging in his dorm room closet, scattered among his suits, dress shirts and ties. But the moment he walks out in a … read more »
Report: 2011 teen employment drops to 27.5 percent in Ill., down from nearly 50 percent in ’99
Teen employment in Illinois last year dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, with minorities and youth from low-income homes among the hardest hit, according to a … read more »
Study details societal ramifications for high school dropouts
Teens who drop out of high school have a greater likelihood of ending up in jail, being unemployed, relying on food stamps and becoming a fiscal drain on society than … read more »
U. of C. professor argues privatization of public assets just like borrowing money
Mayor Rahm Emanuel may want to update his summer reading list with an article by a law professor at the University of Chicago.