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Student Loans Tying You Down?new
Don't look for help from Congress's latest fix.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
07-03-2012 |
Education
Tags: College Debt, Student Loans
Do Government Subsidies for Film Production Create a 'Race to the Bottom'?new
Especially now, when so many traditional jobs have been lost, "everybody wants to be Hollywood east," Cornell University professor Susan Christopherson says. It's "sexy meets desperation." More than 40 states are actively vying for movie production business, upping the ante on subsidies in what she calls a "race to the bottom."
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
11-30-2009 |
Movies
European Report Shatters the Myth of the Olympics' Economic Benefitsnew
While boosters predict that hosting the 2016 Olympics would bring Illinois $22.5 billion, a crucial report from the European Tour Operators Association came to the conclusion that "there appears to be little evidence of any benefit to tourism of hosting an Olympic Games, and considerable evidence of damage."
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
09-21-2009 |
Economy
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Why Aren't Programs That Help Victims of Family Violence Better funded?new
On Chicago's south side, programs like Safe Start are among the most promising tools for disrupting a vicious cycle. But the money that would allow the program to thrive hasn't materialized.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
10-24-2014 |
Education
Jason Molina's Long Dark Bluesnew
The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.
Chicago Reader |
Max Blau |
10-03-2014 |
Features
The Trials of a Neighborhood High Schoolnew
Wells Community Academy in Chicago has disadvantaged students, many unhelpful parents, a bad reputation, charters nibbling at its enrollment—and some rare successes. Can it survive?
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
05-06-2014 |
Race & Class
Tags: Segregation, Education
Heroin, LLCnew
The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do—by meeting demand, capitalizing on a cheap and plentiful workforce, and offering excellent customer service.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
12-05-2013 |
Features
"There was no possibility in their mind that I didn't do it"new
Andre Davis was sentenced to 80 years for an unforgivable crime—a crime he swore he didn't commit. Two decades later, someone finally started taking his innocence claims seriously.
Chicago Reader |
Jordan Michael Smith |
08-30-2013 |
Crime & Justice
