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Home » Archives for Tori Marlan

Author Archives: Tori Marlan

Posted inNews & Politics

The immigrant’s dilemma

by Tori Marlan March 11, 2014August 18, 2021

The closer José Ángel got to the American dream, the more he was forced to disappear.

Posted inNews & Politics

Fire ‘Em All, Let God Sort ‘Em Out

by Tori Marlan January 10, 2008August 19, 2021

Homeland Security’s latest weapon against illegal immigration could cost legal workers their jobs.

Posted inNews & Politics

Denied a Ride

by Tori Marlan November 15, 2007August 19, 2021

Gladys Aponte’s kids qualify for free after-school care, but CPS has forced her to pay for it anyway.

Posted inNews & Politics

Growing Old in Gitmo

by Tori Marlan October 4, 2007August 19, 2021

Two years ago the U.S. military recommended Mohamed Mohamed Hassan Odaini for release from Guantanamo prison. So why is he still there?

Posted inNews & Politics

Crime: Recorded in the Act

by Tori Marlan October 4, 2007August 19, 2021

If you’re going to rob a tech-savvy business like an Internet cafe, maybe wear a mask.

Posted inNews & Politics

Feel Safe Yet? Who’s Behind the Badge

by Tori Marlan July 26, 2007August 19, 2021

Greater surveillance and private security might wind up eroding civil liberties and leave some neighborhoods more at risk than ever.

Posted inNews & Politics

Art: A Different Perspective

by Tori Marlan July 19, 2007August 19, 2021

World-class commercial photographer Sandro has higher ambitions.

Posted inNews & Politics

Killed by a Cop Car

by Tori Marlan June 7, 2007August 19, 2021

The police department may be covering up yet another lethal mistake by its officers.

Posted inNews & Politics

Crime: A Happy Ending

by Tori Marlan April 19, 2007August 19, 2021

Lola, one of two dogs brazenly stolen within hours of each other in November, comes home.

Posted inNews & Politics

Homeland Security Wrecks a Home

by Tori Marlan March 22, 2007August 19, 2021

After five years, two pregnancies, and thousands of dollars in expenses, the government still insists their marriage is a sham.

Posted inNews & Politics

Good Works

by Tori Marlan February 15, 2007August 19, 2021

The Doing Time in Their Prime Players Improv class at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center

Posted inNews & Politics

Crime/ Stranger Danger

by Tori Marlan January 4, 2007August 19, 2021

More reasons not to leave your pooch in the car–or tied up outside Starbucks.

Posted inNews & Politics

Magic Bullet or Menace?

by Tori Marlan November 23, 2006August 19, 2021

A spray that’s supposed to prevent HIV transmission sounds too good to be true.

Posted inNews & Politics

When to Use the Dumbass Plea

by Tori Marlan September 21, 2006August 19, 2021

New in town? Criminal defense attorney John Yetter says he makes good money off college students who’ve gotten in trouble for drunken antics. The “dumbass” plea usually works, he says: if the offense isn’t too serious and you apologize for being a dumbass, there’s a good chance your case will be discharged. Parking yourself on […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Your Friendly Neighborhood Chiropractor

by Tori Marlan September 7, 2006August 19, 2021

Jeffery Carlisle estimates that during peak times 25 people per hour walk by his Edgewater chiropractic and acupuncture clinic. “Of course, you always look for them limping,” he says. Nova Pain Management has been open for only a little more than a month, and he needs the business. Carlisle usually spends at least some of […]

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