Publisher's Box
January 2007 / Volume 8 / Number 4

On Wednesday, June 21, 2006, Residents' Journal Editor-in-Chief and Beauty Turner were mistreated by Chicago Police officers.

A Questionable Connection Update
January 2007 / Volume 8 / Number 4

Terry Peterson was the head of the Chicago Housing Authority until earlier this year. Now he is the manager of Mayor Richard M. Daley's campaign for reelection. But in the months preceding Peterson's departure from the helm of the CHA, a ward organization closely linked to him saw a sharp drop in contributions.

A Special Tribute
January 2007 / Volume 8 / Number 4

The last time I saw Izora Davis, a We The People Media board member, neighborhood activist and my good friend, was during a black-out that left much of the South Side without power on the first day of August. Izora was leaning on her walker in the heat in front of 3983 S. Lake Park, a high-rise public housing building that she had saved more than a decade before.

Publisher's Box
February/March 2006 / Volume 8 / Number 3

We're back. Our regular readers will notice that Residents' Journal has not been published in a few months.

Update: Questions Linger, Contributions Dwindle
February/March 2006 / Volume 8 / Number 3

Well over one-half of the contributions to a political fund closely linked to Chicago Housing Authority CEO Terry Peterson came from CHA contractors, affiliated companies or their employees and officers...

The Compassionate Blues
November/December 2004 / Volume 8 / Number 1

Where does the nation's heart still beat? Once upon a time, the thump-thump of compassion was not hard to hear.

Publishers' Introduction: Deadly Moves
August/September 2004/ Volume 7 / Number 6

A plan intended to transform the lives of public housing residents has also transformed the city's illegal drug market -- often with deadly results.

Oops, They Did It Again
March/April 2004 / Volume 7 / Number 5

Bill Wilen thinks he's found a "smoking gun" in his current legal battle with the Chicago Housing Authority.

Report: Residents Steered to Poor Areas
January/February 2004 / Volume 7 / Number 4

A new report finds that the Chicago Housing Authority is not making promised improvements to its "Plan for Transformation," the ongoing, massive effort to redevelop virtually all of the city's public housing stock.

Myths And Urban Legends
January/February 2003 / Volume 6 / Number 6

There are a lot of urban legends out there about the redevelopment of Chicago's public housing communities. Urban legends and other myths - like the movie 'Candyman' or stories about alligators living in the sewer system. - are useful for frightening children or for a scary night in front of the television.