The Metropolitan Planning Council unveils a strategic response to its own “cost of segregation” report
Tag: inequality
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Why renters should care about the Cook County assessor’s race
Dramatic changes in property tax assessment have a deep impact on renters, assessor candidate Fritz Kaegi says.
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Two gubernatorial candidates support repealing Illinois’s rent control ban
J.B. Pritzker and Daniel Biss both say the 1997 law needs to go.
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New study finds segregation costs Chicago billions in income, tens of thousands of college degrees, and hundreds of lives each year
The Metropolitan Planning Council tries to stir policy makers into targeting segregation by showing how white people suffer from it too.
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Don’t blame ‘identity politics’ for what went wrong in 2016
We marginalized folks didn’t start this garbage fire.
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The most important issue no one’s talking about in the mayoral race
Racial segregation continues to inflict wounds on the south and west sides. And once again it’s ignored on the campaign trail.
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Chicago, the city that works—just ignore the poverty
President Obama and Mayor Emanuel offer Chicago as a model for America. Is it?
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A dream unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago
When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, most blacks here were living in poor, segregated neighborhoods. They still are.
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Trying to make separate equal
“By one means or another, our schools will be integrated,” federal judge Julius Hoffman said of Chicago schools in 1962. It was wishful thinking.
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Obama speaks up on inequality
The president’s speech was rich in platitudes, but at least many were aimed in one direction.
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Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods may also be its sleepiest
Race is a significant factor in how much sleep you get, according to a new study
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I’ll tune in when I’m done zoning out
When it comes to politics, I’m virtually as active as the next person
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The presidency: take this job and love it
If Obama’s so smart, why does he want four more years?
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Yes, Virginia, there is an income gap
A Fed chair explains the perils of income inequality, but not everybody is listening.
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Filthy rich in Chicago
Here’s how to measure executive pay: Boeing CEO scores 15 lifetimes in 2005 alone.