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Honorably Terminatednew
"Honorably terminated" teachers -- some nationally recognized -- say they can't get so much as a callback about jobs in the Chicago Public Schools. One colleague's bureaucratic nightmare has given them reason to fear the worst.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky and Dave Glowacz |
09-27-2010 |
Education
Our Warriorsnew
The terminology we use to describe our soldiers reveals the gap between us.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
09-13-2010 |
Media
Tags: Military
From Iraq to Iowanew
With a little help from Kartemquin Films, Usama Alshaibi documents the Arab-American experience.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
08-09-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Usama Alshaibi, Kartemquin Films
The Martyr and the Stool Pigeonnew
Untold tales behind the release of the imprisoned Cuban journalists.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
07-26-2010 |
International
Tags: Cuba, Manuel David Orrio
Privatize Public Transit?new
Chicago's tried it before. Here's how that went.
Chicago Reader |
Robert Loerzel |
06-14-2010 |
Transportation
Transparency in Chicago is a Big Jokenew
Mayor Daley has a laugh at reporters' expense, but that’s not who's losing out.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
05-24-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Richard Daley
Chris Rock in a Hard Placenew
The comedian faces a classic African-American dilemma.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
04-26-2010 |
Reviews
Don't Tread on Them: Profile of a Tea Party Rallynew
The "tea baggers," as they're commonly called, aren't united by any clear political belief or objective, which makes it difficult to describe them. But they're all angry about something, and for now that's enough.
Chicago Reader |
Lauri Apple |
04-19-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Tea Party
Is Medical Marijuana Already Legal in Illinois?new
Technically, Marijuana can be used for medicinal purposes in Illinois—it's been legal for three decades—but it'll take the passage of another law to make it available to patients.
Chicago Reader |
Claire Thompson |
04-08-2010 |
Drugs
Chicago Public Schools Are Broke, So Why Are Top Bureaucrats Taking Raises?new
Teachers have been asked to share the pain. Coaches have been asked to work for free. Bigger class sizes have been threatened. So why are CEO Ron Huberman and other top bureaucrats taking raises?
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
04-05-2010 |
Education
Flood Damage: You Need a Good Reason to Rewrite Historynew
Rebecca Gilman's A True History of the Johnstown Flood is shot through with fictions and omissions. Gilman owns up to taking one such liberty in her program note, acknowledging that she invented almost all her characters.
Chicago Reader |
Justin Hayford |
03-29-2010 |
Theater
Lawyers, Asian Carp and Money in Illinoisnew
Nothing was normal about this fishing expedition. The water, not a natural pond or stream. The temperature, well below freezing. We weren't allowed on the fishing boats, our guides told us, because it wasn't safe today.
Chicago Reader |
Ryan Chew |
03-29-2010 |
Environment
A Wicker Park Mainstay and Two Other Spots Make Adjustments for the Economic Climatenew
"I'll remember the food this time," said the friend I brought to the Southern, who'd accompanied me when I reviewed this Wicker Park restaurant's previous incarnation, Chaise Lounge.
Chicago Reader |
Heather Kenny, Anne Spiselman and Mike Sula |
03-15-2010 |
Food+Drink
Mayor Daley Isn't Going Down Without a Fight, but He Rarely Ever Gets Onenew
These are the moments a City Hall reporter lives for: My girlfriend and I were having dinner at a downtown restaurant recently, and we couldn't help but overhear the couples in the next booth kvetching about Chicago's parking meter lease deal.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
03-15-2010 |
Politics
Whose Fault Is Scott Lee Cohen? A Reporter Becomes a Scapegoatnew
One hard look at the permanent record of the Democratic Party's new nominee for lieutenant governor — a look that might have been more profitably taken a week before the primary rather — and all voices rose as one. Why do we even have this useless office?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
02-16-2010 |
Politics
