Misdemeanor court tackles fast-paced flow of cases
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By Chris Schulz Medill Reports Cook County Circuit Court Judge Robert Kuzas considered 88 misdemeanor cases over the course of two hours at a recent 9 a.m. hearing. That is considered a moderately slow session in Branch 43, as the county’s misdemeanor court at 3150 W. Flournoy St. is known. Two more sessions filled that […]
Local Programs Ensure Ex-Offenders Can Look Forward to Brighter Future
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By Torene Harvin A Medill Newsmakers Report In this edition of Medill Newsmakers, three guests shared what they are doing to keep young men and women out of prison and on a path to success. [vimeo 169989381 w=474]
Growing Opportunities for Ex-Convicts in Urban Agriculture
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By Anna Boisseau Antonio Henry only recently learned he likes lunchbox peppers. “They’re so sweet, you can just eat them straight,” he said of the multi-colored vegetables that he learned to grow last summer at a local urban farm. Henry is a former member of Windy City Harvest Corps, a 14-week program through the Chicago […]
Chicago legal center pilots job training, housing program
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By Harry Huggins Fredrick Dennis, Darrin Brown and Cecil Palmer are three young men renovating their own apartment on Chicago’s West Side. They’re part of the MAC House, a new program from the Lawndale Christian Legal Center that combines transitional housing with job training. The guys in the program have one thing in common: they’ve […]