Articles from The Chicago Reporter (February 1, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Beyond the base: competing in the most diverse statewide race ever, Democratic Senate hopefuls face a primary free-for-all. And no one has a dependable bloc of votes.	Dumke, Mick		5868
Diminishing returns: poor families are paying the price for fast tax refunds.	Shenoy, Rupa		1337
Letters to the editor.		Letter to the Editor	672
Parting shot.	Rublev, E.J.		37
Self discovery: being white, Jewish and suburban didn't make sense to Kevin Coval when he was a teen, but hip hop did.	Wang, Justina		1454
Slim chances: two long shots carry on with lean campaigns, but can't avoid the speculation that they can't win.	Dumke, Mick		1363