census Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/census/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 07:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png census Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/census/ 32 32 163009088 Despite all-out efforts the Census count fell in Chicago minority enclaves Part II https://www.chicagoreporter.com/despite-all-out-efforts-the-census-count-fell-in-chicago-minority-enclaves-part-ii/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/despite-all-out-efforts-the-census-count-fell-in-chicago-minority-enclaves-part-ii/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:18:48 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7845535 Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series identifying how local minority organizations picked up the mantle to attempt to increase the Census Bureau count to avoid Chicago losing necessary federal resources and political clout. Of all the red flags raised by the 2020 Census, one of the most concerning was the undercount […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/despite-all-out-efforts-the-census-count-fell-in-chicago-minority-enclaves-part-ii/feed/ 0 7845535 Despite all-out efforts the Census count fell in Chicago minority enclaves https://www.chicagoreporter.com/despite-all-out-efforts-the-census-count-fell-in-chicago-minority-enclaves/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/despite-all-out-efforts-the-census-count-fell-in-chicago-minority-enclaves/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 20:05:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7845518 Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series identifying how local minority organizations picked up the mantle to attempt to increase the Census Bureau count to avoid Chicago losing necessary federal resources and political clout. The numbers weren’t looking good. The count from Chicago’s Black and Latino communities for the 2020 Census were […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/despite-all-out-efforts-the-census-count-fell-in-chicago-minority-enclaves/feed/ 0 7845518 Chicagoland Study Shows Why We Need a MENA Category in The U.S. Census https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagoland-study-shows-why-we-need-a-mena-category-in-the-u-s-census/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagoland-study-shows-why-we-need-a-mena-category-in-the-u-s-census/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:48:54 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7844914 We have major problems in this country in how we think about and get appropriate government assistance to Arab Americans. Social workers, translators, housing and transportation experts, health workers, and community-based funding agencies all face three substantial difficulties.  First, the U.S. Census folds Arab Americans into the category “white/Caucasian,” making it nearly impossible to access […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagoland-study-shows-why-we-need-a-mena-category-in-the-u-s-census/feed/ 2 7844914 Census 2020: “Chicago Is Still The Land Of Opportunity” https://www.chicagoreporter.com/census-2020-chicago-is-still-the-land-of-opportunity/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/census-2020-chicago-is-still-the-land-of-opportunity/#respond Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:52:15 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7711315 A couple enters through one of the two wood-framed double doors, glances around the crowded spacious casual style dining restaurant for open tables, and decides on a spot for two in the patio offered to them by Marci Berner co-owner of Tata’s Tacos in Lakeview. It’s the second “authentic American food with a Mexican flavor” […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/census-2020-chicago-is-still-the-land-of-opportunity/feed/ 0 7711315 The Fair Tax Amendment: Why the ‘Illinois Exodus’ could be a red herring https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-fair-tax-amendment-why-the-illinois-exodus-could-be-a-red-herring/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-fair-tax-amendment-why-the-illinois-exodus-could-be-a-red-herring/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6450146 Studies show Illinois’ population is decreasing because birth rates are low, immigration numbers have declined, people want to be closer to family and they are pursuing job offers.

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