Where to Lay the Tracks?
The Chicago metro area has more than 1,900 grade crossings, where regular roads cross train tracks, the most of any city in America. With the average train travelling at only nine miles an hour, this...
View ArticleChicago helps low-income students through college
DOWNLOAD VIDEO The city of Chicago and University of Chicago announced measures to attract more low- and middle-income students and ease their path to higher education. The University of Chicago will...
View ArticleChicago debates how to stem gun violence
DOWNLOAD VIDEO After seeing the murder rate drop over the past two years, Chicago police and residents have seen a startling rise in gun violence this summer, with dozens shot each weekend. Each year,...
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Chicago to India: Finding hope in Delhi’s slums
By Dominic Smith As we traveled through a slum in Delhi, India, a few of my American colleagues broke down in tears. I too was moved, but their shocked reaction took me by surprise because I see...
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“Black kid from Chicago” finds common ground in India
By Cameron Woods As a black kid growing up in Chicago, some opportunities tend to be more open to me than others. I find aspects of my life experience limited due to my identity, whether or not I...
View ArticleChicago police officer charged with first-degree murder of black teenager
DOWNLOAD VIDEO A seventeen-year-old black teenager was shot 16 times by a white police officer in October of last year for allegedly puncturing a police car’s tire with a folding knife. A court order...
View ArticleNo charges for police in shooting of 12-year-old Cleveland boy
DOWNLOAD VIDEO An Ohio grand jury decided not to indict the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy last year in Cleveland, Ohio. Protests erupted around the country...
View ArticleChicago community groups look for solutions to frequent gun violence
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question What are some factors that lead to violence in a community? Despite extensive efforts to reduce gun violence, the city of Chicago has already experienced 500 homicides...
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