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GRASS ROOTS COALITION CALLS FOR NEW MAYOR AND CPS HEAD TO ENFORCE THE REFORMED STUDENT DISCIPLINARY POLICY

November 22, 2010 - 5:49pm
CHICAGO— As the City of Chicago braces for a historic mayoral race, a citywide grassroots coalition is calling for a public commitment from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials and mayor hopefuls to reduce the rate of student suspension and expulsions by 40 percent next school year. The High...
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Cook County youth doing hard time for nonviolent crimes

September 21, 2010 - 4:04pm
In Illinois, 17-year-olds are not adults; they cannot buy cigarettes, vote or join the military. But, they can be prosecuted in adult court and serve time in adult prisons for nonviolent offenses, according to an analysis by The Chicago Reporter. Most of the 17-year-olds being charged in Cook...
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Catalyst wins national award

March 11, 2010 - 3:10pm
Catalyst Chicago has won an award from the Education Writers Association for its special report “The Class of 2011,” which examined the Chicago Public Schools’ High School Transformation initiative through the life of Marshall High School. Editor in Chief Veronica Anderson was...
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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and The Chicago Reporter Target High-Cost Loan Lenders

November 30, 2009 - 3:03pm
The Reporter releases new data showing Countrywide Financial Corp. Chicago's biggest high-cost mortgage lender; Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan discusses new state program to address persistent problem FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007 - CHICAGO – The Chicago...
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