Chicago Sources

Chicago Sources are provided through the Workshop's Community News Project. The Community News Project was created to produce briefing papers to help reporters visiting the 1996 Democratic National Convention better understand our city. To access our assessment click here.

The briefs below are new additions and updates of papers created at the start of the Project. The brief entitled "Suburban Life Opens Doors for New Immigrants," was made possible by a grant from the Fund for Immigrants and Refugees of the Donors Forum of Chicago. Updates of additional papers were supported by the Woods Fund of Chicago, Chicago Community Trust, BankOne, and the Joyce Foundation.

City of Immigrants

The Center Holds (on to the power): Chicago School Reform since the 1980s

Community Organizing: A Chicago Tradition

Chicago's Latino Communities: Diverse, Growing

Weaving a Safety Net to Catch Children at Risk

Women Gain, But Not All News Good

Chicago's Thriving Arts Scene

Latino Community Sources for Chicago-area Journalists

Affordable Housing: New Strategies for a Growing Crisis

Chicago Remains Union Stronghold Despite Changing Workforce

Corporate Partners: After Dramatic Gains, Corporate Giving May Be Slowing Down

Lending

The Regional Challenge

Factory City Recycles Itself in Shades of Green

Diversity Keeps Illinois Economy Afloat Even in Stormy Times

Beyond Conventional Wisdom

Connected to their Communities A Report on Community Media Workshop’s ethnic media research project