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City Lights: Could Florida tragedy happen here?
Every so often, a local story turns into a national one — and then a local one again, as individual communities hold themselves up to the light and question whether a similar thing could happen to them. Such has been the case with the death of...
Tags: Rentals, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Racism, Chicago Tribune
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Census: More Asians, Latinos living in area
Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley recorded a boost in their Asian and Latino populations over the last decade, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. Those increases were the most notable for both cities, which saw their white populations drop...Tags: Native Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, Hispanic and Latino Americans
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Editorial: Want real elections? It's up to you
When Illinois lawmakers sit down to draw new legislative maps, the two most important pieces of information are 1) how each precinct voted in the last election and 2) where the incumbents live. Using that information, the majority party sorts voters...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Ethics, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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Mayor's race: The real money problem in L.A.
The media coverage and much of the public perception of the Los Angeles mayor's race have relentlessly focused on the money Los Angeles' labor movement is spending to elect Wendy Greuel, and on the wages and benefits of city and other employees that could...
Tags: Poverty, New York City, Local Elections, Elections, Politics
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Different approaches to affordable housing in Winnetka, Wilmette
Finding affordable housing in Winnetka over the years has been a journey of faith for Sister Peggy McDonnell. A Catholic nun, McDonnell has found a way to stay in Winnetka for nearly 25 years — including 11 years in a coach house — despite...
Tags: Winnetka (Cook, Illinois), Rentals, Referenda, Politics, Wilmette
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How is affordable housing defined?
Defining 'affordable' The Illinois Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act considers a mortgage "affordable" when a person who earns 80 percent or less of the area's median income can pay for it by using 30 percent or less of his or her income. For...Tags: Personal Income
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North Shore towns struggle to meet rising affordable housing demand
On the North Shore, where some of the Chicago area's wealthiest residents live in multi-million dollar mansions, "affordable housing" can be a matter of perspective. But not everyone who dwells there is rich. While there may be fewer lower- and middle-...
Tags: Winnetka (Cook, Illinois), Local Government, Career and Workplace, Rentals, Judges
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Glenview, Northbrook look at their affordable housing
Marshall and Paulette Gardner were residents of a senior living facility in downtown Chicago eight years ago when they decided to move back to Northbrook, nearer their children. Crestwood Place, the village's affordable housing development for seniors,...
Tags: Real Estate Agents, Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Northbrook
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Gender gap costs women $443,360 over 40 years, study says
It's a well known fact that men still out-earn women in the working world. That gender gape means that a full-time working woman will earn $443,360 less than her male counterpart over 40 years, according to a recent study by the National Women's Law...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Nielsen to include Internet viewers in its definition of TV homes
Nielsen has expanded its definition of what constitutes a television home to include hundreds of thousands of dwellings that have broadband Internet connections. Beginning later this year, the ratings giant will begin including people who consume...
Tags: Television, Entertainment
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Danville has fifth highest number of unwed mothers in nation
WDBJ7 ReporterAbout six out of ten recent moms in their early 20s in the nation are not married. That's new information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Researchers also found that percentage of unwed mothers in Danville is among the highest in the country. Moms like... -
SD has high rate of births outside wedlock
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Declines in abortion and marriage rates in South Dakota may have contributed to high rate of babies being born to unwed women in the state, officials say. New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that 37.4 percent of...Tags: Family, Marriage, Abortion
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