Chicago Public Schools has tested 58 schools and more than a dozen have shown elevated lead levels in their water. […]
Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
Refugees, Displaced People Surpass 60 Million For First Time, UNHCR Say
The level of forced displacement worldwide is “unprecedented since the founding of the UN itself,” High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said […]
Retailers Like H&M and Walmart Fall Short of Pledges to Overseas Workers
“After more than 1,100 deaths exposed dangerous labor conditions in Bangladesh in 2013, brands like H&M, Walmart and […]
The Negative effects of Chicago Demolitions
Should Chicago Be Celebrating Demolitions?
Since 2008, the city tore down more than 3,100 buildings — the equivalent, on average, of […]
Englewood to Flint mission to provide supplies is rousing success
“Englewood is plagued with many challenges, such as crime, poverty and joblessness, but although we face these issues, we are […]
Brown: City promises housing for homeless living in tent camps
“Patterned after a “housing first” model that has shown promise in other cities, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration is aiming to […]
Natalie Y. Moore digs into the ways that segregation continues to shape the politics of her hometown, as well as her own life.
Talking Housing Segregation And Chicago With WBEZ’s Natalie Y. Moore
Library hires employee to work with homeless, at-risk people
Adecade of serving Oak Park Township as its youth interventionist has given Robert Simmons plenty of experience working with the […]
Libraries are often the safest place for homeless people.
Library Offers Homeless People Mental Health Services, And It’s Working
“Bowing to widespread opposition from coastal towns, the Obama administration announced Tuesday that it won’t open the US Atlantic seaboard to offshore oil exploration, but will still allow some leases off Alaska.”
“It’s an incredible day for the Southeast,” said Sierra Weaver, head of the Coast and Wetlands Program at the Southern […]
