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Down the hole: Illinois lost nearly $10 billion in 2005 from the "social costs" of high school dropouts. Some argue that boosting school funding will lower those costs, but others are not convinced.	Cover story	Nov 1, 2006	1716
Graduated, but unprepared: many high school graduates are entering college in need of remedial classes.		Nov 1, 2006	676
Catching up: with greater needs, school districts serving mostly poor students often can't provide more than the basics.		Mar 1, 2006	3192
Growing pains: more students bring more costs to some suburban districts.		Mar 1, 2006	808
The wish list: even with poverty grants, Chicago Public Schools struggle to offer more to their students.		Mar 1, 2006	1319
Cashed out: school officials across Illinois want the state to narrow the gap in education funding. But no one knows exactly how to do it.		Jan 1, 2006	2743
In the spotlight: state officials believe tighter supervision and case management will keep parolees from going back to prison. But, without adequate jobs and services, some say the initiative will fall short.		May 1, 2005	3890
Winning asylum: advocates say recent appeals court decisions point to long-standing problems with the way immigration courts adjudicate asylum cases.		Apr 1, 2005	3915
Road to sanctuary: the process can be arduous for many asylum seekers.		Apr 1, 2005	948
One woman's journey: a hearing illustrates how local judges are heeding appellate-level criticisms.	Cover Story	Apr 1, 2005	1825
Drop in the bucket: federal cutbacks leave young workers out in the cold.		Dec 1, 2004	2958
Build them up: helping young black men overcome biases and find jobs isn't easy.		Dec 1, 2004	3201
Left out: Chicago's still struggling to fix the homes of lead-poisoned children, while other communities get the job done.		Sep 1, 2004	3266
Parent trap: poor families know lead hurts their children. They just don't get the help--or the response from landlords--they need to do much about it.		Sep 1, 2004	1281
Put off: middle-class children often don't get tested for lead, despite the damage it can do.		Sep 1, 2004	1261
DCFS says it shouldn't be held responsible for children who die under its watch, but its own inspector general wonders if these lives had to be ... cut short.		Jun 1, 2004	5834
Risk factors: the Office of the Inspector General faults DCFS for missing warning signs that turned deadly.		Jun 1, 2004	1552
Getting what they need: though government, school and family safety nets may elude them, Latina teen mothers say they aren't giving up.	Cover Story	Apr 1, 2004	5527
Seeking shelter: caught between childhood and adulthood, teen mothers who need homes find few options.		Apr 1, 2004	1285
Far from home: former Maryville residents struggle to adjust to life back in inner-city neighborhoods.		Dec 1, 2003	2616
No turning back: former inmates navigate a narrow road to stable jobs--the thing they need most to keep from going back to prison.		Nov 1, 2003	4434
Staying on the path: an ex-offender struggles to make a new life in a community he once 'terrorized.'.		Nov 1, 2003	5242
The ultimate parent: as the surprise pick to lead the state's child welfare agency, Bryan Samuels is taking on one of the toughest jobs in state government.		Oct 1, 2003	2690
Tactics questioned in welfare cuts.		Jun 1, 2003	2547
Child-care providers organize. (Keeping Current).		Apr 1, 2003	669
Students recruited in wartime. (Keeping Current).		Mar 1, 2003	649
Foster case ends in disaster.		Feb 1, 2003	4040
More foster children landing in jail.		Feb 1, 2003	899
Scholar uncovers town's heroic legacy.		Jan 1, 2003	980
Families fight economic dip. (2002 in Review).		Jan 1, 2003	889
Tortilla flap. (New Voices).		Dec 1, 2002	1842
Keeping current: race and power in a preschool.		Oct 1, 2002	648
Tilling urban soil. (West Side Farmers).		Sep 1, 2002	1034
Candidates weigh in on affordable housing. (Keeping Current).	Brief Article	Jul 1, 2002	612
Former dealer heals others with 'Girl Talk'.	Brief Article	Jun 1, 2002	1038
Paperwork masks repeat offenders. (Absentee Landlords).	Statistical Data Included	May 1, 2002	3546
Some landlords called into court--again and again.	Brief Article	May 1, 2002	710
Foster parenting with a prayer and a salary. (New Voices).	Brief Article	Apr 1, 2002	961
Steel worker laments the end of an era. (New Voices).	Interview	Mar 1, 2002	972
Keeping current: Web site educates, offends, then disappears.	Brief Article	Mar 1, 2002	668
State payments fund unlicensed care for poor children.		Feb 1, 2002	3817
The Making of a gangbanger. (Keeping Current).	Brief Article	Jan 1, 2002	345
Union Acceptance Corporation. (Keeping Current).		Jan 1, 2002	96
State of Hate: White Nationalism in the Midwest 2001-2002. (Keeping Current).	Brief Article	Jan 1, 2002	96
Illinois Department of Public Health. (Keeping Current).	Brief Article	Jan 1, 2002	115
Yelling Like Hell. (Keeping Current).	Book Review	Nov 1, 2001	343
Living on the Minimum.	Book Review	Sep 1, 2001	526
Race, Ethnicity Affect Chicagoans' Response to September Tragedies.		Sep 1, 2001	2040
Dismantling Lincoln 'Myths'.	Brief Article	Jul 1, 2001	358
Center Promises Help for Abused Children.	Brief Article	Jul 1, 2001	299
VIBE Magazine.	Brief Article	Jul 1, 2001	187
AMagazine: Inside Asian America.	Brief Article	Jul 1, 2001	209
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.	Brief Article	Jul 1, 2001	152
Chicago Valedictorians Struggle to Stay Competitive.		May 1, 2001	4276
'Crack Babies': Black Children Defy Stereotypes, Face Bias.		Feb 1, 2001	3529