Cook County Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/cook-county/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:07:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Cook County Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/cook-county/ 32 32 163009088 Chicago’s 250 Year History of Segregation https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-250-year-history-of-segregation/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-250-year-history-of-segregation/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:07:53 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7847269 The first article in this series on financial disparities in Cook County, “Wealth Inequality and the Racial Wealth Gap,” discussed the extent of contemporary racial inequities in the County. Black and Latinx Cook County residents are more likely to be financially vulnerable than Black and Latinx individuals elsewhere in the country, and significantly less likely […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-250-year-history-of-segregation/feed/ 0 7847269 For recession relief, Chicago should demand more from big business https://www.chicagoreporter.com/for-recession-relief-chicago-should-demand-more-from-big-business/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/for-recession-relief-chicago-should-demand-more-from-big-business/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:20:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6321837 Facing steep budget deficits and escalating income inequality, Mayor Lori Lightfoot should consider a graduated payroll tax and other ways to make corporations pay their fair share.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/for-recession-relief-chicago-should-demand-more-from-big-business/feed/ 0 6321837 States are putting prisoners to work manufacturing coronavirus supplies https://www.chicagoreporter.com/states-are-putting-prisoners-to-work-manufacturing-coronavirus-supplies/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/states-are-putting-prisoners-to-work-manufacturing-coronavirus-supplies/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:35:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5848302 Incarcerated Americans have been tasked with washing hospital laundry, manufacturing protective equipment, disinfecting cleaning supplies and digging mass graves.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/states-are-putting-prisoners-to-work-manufacturing-coronavirus-supplies/feed/ 0 5848302 ROUNDUP: Power plays in COVID-19 fight as peak remains out-of-sight in Chicago and Illinois https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-power-plays-in-covid-19-fight-as-peak-remains-out-of-sight-in-chicago-and-illinois/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-power-plays-in-covid-19-fight-as-peak-remains-out-of-sight-in-chicago-and-illinois/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5847819 With the state stay-at-home order extended through May, officials spar over how best to manage relief and respond to the still escalating pandemic.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-power-plays-in-covid-19-fight-as-peak-remains-out-of-sight-in-chicago-and-illinois/feed/ 0 5847819 A look at both sides of the fight for equity in Chicago’s legal cannabis industry https://www.chicagoreporter.com/a-look-at-both-sides-of-the-fight-for-equity-in-chicagos-legal-cannabis-industry/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/a-look-at-both-sides-of-the-fight-for-equity-in-chicagos-legal-cannabis-industry/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2020 21:25:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5832353 A look into the years-long fight for Black and brown communities to have a seat at the table in Chicago’s legal cannabis industry

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