La Risa Lynch, Author at The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/author/llynch/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 29 May 2020 16:45:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png La Risa Lynch, Author at The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/author/llynch/ 32 32 163009088 Money, money, money: 13 takeaways from Chicago’s historic election https://www.chicagoreporter.com/money-money-money-13-takeaways-from-chicagos-historic-election/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/money-money-money-13-takeaways-from-chicagos-historic-election/#respond Fri, 03 May 2019 19:14:54 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3121619 Dollar for dollar, Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot spent less than half as much as Toni Preckwinkle to clinch her landslide victory.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/money-money-money-13-takeaways-from-chicagos-historic-election/feed/ 0 3121619 High turnover of aldermen stymies development in Chicago’s 7th Ward https://www.chicagoreporter.com/high-turnover-of-aldermen-stymies-development-in-chicagos-7th-ward/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/high-turnover-of-aldermen-stymies-development-in-chicagos-7th-ward/#respond Fri, 22 Feb 2019 23:34:28 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2926611 Candidates for the South Side ward agree on community needs, but will the next alderman stick around long enough to see them through? History says no.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/high-turnover-of-aldermen-stymies-development-in-chicagos-7th-ward/feed/ 0 2926611 Misinformation impedes voting rights of Illinois’ formerly incarcerated https://www.chicagoreporter.com/misinformation-impedes-voting-rights-of-illinois-formerly-incarcerated/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/misinformation-impedes-voting-rights-of-illinois-formerly-incarcerated/#respond Fri, 22 Feb 2019 23:29:53 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2926575 Illinois is among the few states where formerly incarcerated regain their voting rights after release, but many are misinformed and unaware.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/misinformation-impedes-voting-rights-of-illinois-formerly-incarcerated/feed/ 0 2926575 Alternative energy scams hit poor blacks and Latinos the hardest, complaints show https://www.chicagoreporter.com/alternative-energy-scams-hit-poor-blacks-and-latinos-the-hardest-complaints-show/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/alternative-energy-scams-hit-poor-blacks-and-latinos-the-hardest-complaints-show/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2018 22:06:46 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2646482 Thousands are misled into switching suppliers in the hopes of saving money but instead see their utility bills spike, sometimes driving them into debt.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/alternative-energy-scams-hit-poor-blacks-and-latinos-the-hardest-complaints-show/feed/ 2 2646482 Worker cooperatives face particular challenges in Illinois https://www.chicagoreporter.com/worker-cooperatives-face-particular-challenges-in-illinois/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/worker-cooperatives-face-particular-challenges-in-illinois/#respond Wed, 17 Oct 2018 20:30:29 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2569646 Worker-owned businesses, or co-ops, can create jobs with better wages and working conditions, but remain limited by state law and a lack of support in Illinois, advocates say.

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