Perspectives: The Powers That Be Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/powers-that-be/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:00:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Perspectives: The Powers That Be Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/powers-that-be/ 32 32 163009088 The Florida State Board of Education Seeks to Uphold an Illusion https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-florida-state-board-of-education-seeks-to-uphold-an-illusion/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-florida-state-board-of-education-seeks-to-uphold-an-illusion/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:25:58 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7847223 The saying made famous by influential philosopher and essayist George Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” has, itself, been repeated for more than a century. However, it is hard to see these words as anything less than prophetic when looking at the current state of civil rights in the […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-florida-state-board-of-education-seeks-to-uphold-an-illusion/feed/ 0 7847223 COVID-19 affects Illinois’ local Latino-run soccer industry from the bottom up https://www.chicagoreporter.com/covid-19-affects-illinois-local-latino-run-soccer-industry-from-the-bottom-up/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/covid-19-affects-illinois-local-latino-run-soccer-industry-from-the-bottom-up/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:29:36 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6767716 The soccer team Santas plays a match at Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, Illinois. (Photo by Rita Oceguera/The Chicago Reporter) IN ENGLISH | EN ESPAÑOL AURORA, Ill. – The first thing visitors hear opening the door of the facility is Spanish music. While the sound makes it seem as if nothing has changed, the […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/covid-19-affects-illinois-local-latino-run-soccer-industry-from-the-bottom-up/feed/ 0 6767716 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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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-fair-tax-amendment-why-the-illinois-exodus-could-be-a-red-herring/feed/ 0 6450146 Given $1.2 billion budget shortfall, can Chicago still ‘afford’ Obama Presidential Center? https://www.chicagoreporter.com/given-1-2-billion-budget-shortfall-can-chicago-still-afford-obama-presidential-center/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/given-1-2-billion-budget-shortfall-can-chicago-still-afford-obama-presidential-center/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:10:15 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6449865 More than $50 million of planned infrastructure spending appears to support a questionable luxury golf course development.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/given-1-2-billion-budget-shortfall-can-chicago-still-afford-obama-presidential-center/feed/ 0 6449865 What’s next for the Army Corps’ lakefront dump? https://www.chicagoreporter.com/whats-next-for-the-army-corps-lakefront-dump/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/whats-next-for-the-army-corps-lakefront-dump/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:19:41 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6372913 A U.S. Army Corps plan to expand a toxic dump on Lake Michigan’s shoreline in South Chicago is getting increased attention because it rejected community concerns over the project and dismisses alternatives promoted by environmental groups.

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