Thursday, May 17th, 2012

 
Homeless Immigrants Alone, Adrift
John Konstantaras
Oscar, an undocumented immigrant living in Chicago, checks his phone in his room at LaCasa Norte February 15, 2012.
Homeless Immigrants Alone, Adrift

One said goodbye, embracing his anxious parents. One left without a word, indignant and angry. After traveling thousands of miles by bus, train and on foot, the two young men met in a homeless shelter on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Oscar was a shy 15-year-old when his parents hired a local “coyote” in July 2008 to [...]

McGrath: Weber Out Of Answers

Bill Walsh was acclaimed as a silver-haired coaching genius for collecting three N.F.L. championships and...

Warren: Posner Ponders Yet Again

Imagine going to a karaoke bar and having an academic conference break out. It’s almost...

O’Shea: CNC Suspending Publication

To our readers: As you might have heard or read by now, the Chicago News...

 

City Hall

Council’s “Sarge” on Plan to Quiet Meetings

In her windowless office behind the City Council chamber, Christina Pacheco Butler displays a black nightstick presented to her when she became the council’s sergeant at arms nine years ago. Butler pointed out that the gift is standard police issue....

Emanuel Names New Fire Chief – Are Cuts Next?

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appointment Thursday of a new fire commissioner could be the precursor for major changes in Chicago’s fire department, which so far has been untouched by the budget cuts that have affected departments in other major cities. The...

 

Multimedia

A Daughter’s Devotion
A Daughter’s Devotion

This gallery chronicles Ellen Goode’s 12 months of giving care to her dying mother....

 

Metro

Leo Track Running Despite Hurdles
Leo Track Running Despite Hurdles

In sports, it’s about numbers. Leo High School won their latest track and field state title last May by one point. This marked the school’s sixth state championship. When Leo won its first state title in 1981, it became the...

Warren: Loud Schools Debate Misses Mark

Passions inevitably dissolve into languor at Chicago School Board meetings, as the bureaucratic lords encounter their citizen minions during hours of faux democracy. So it was good to have a cameo appearance Wednesday by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, at age...

Inactive State Committees Costly
Inactive State Committees Costly

Lawmakers in the Illinois House earned an extra $661,000 last year for serving as committee officers, even though some committees met fewer than five times and a handful met once, a Chicago News Cooperative analysis found. The House paid members...