Pilsen Guards Against Gentrifyers
February/March 2006 / Volume 8 / Number 3

On April 26, 2005 the Pilsen Alliance and the residents of the Pilsen community held a press conference in front of the now defunct Lerner Box Company, an industrial building on 16th Street and Carpenter.

Healthcare Justice Act Raises Hopes
February/March 2005 / Volume 8 / Number 2

Advocates for universal healthcare celebrated passage of the Healthcare Justice Act of 2004, Illinois House Bill 2268, this past summer.

Senior Rehab Update
November/December 2004 / Volume 8 / Number 1

Two years ago, the Chicago Housing Authority proposed to renovate all of the senior citizen buildings. It's now 2004 and the restoration is nearly finished.

New Prescription Drug Benefit
August/September 2004/ Volume 7 / Number 6

On December 8, President Bush signed the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. Designed to help seniors pay prescription drug bills, the president hailed his reforms, but a growing number of critics are finding fault with the new benefit. The basic question remains: will the Bush Administration drug benefit help seniors pay for their medicine?

2nd U.S. Congressional District Race
March/April 2004 / Volume 7 / Number 5

On March 16, 2004, an election will be held for the 2nd U.S. Congressional District in Illinois. There are four candidates bidding for the election.

The Price of a Political Job
January/February 2004 / Volume 7 / Number 4

I did not have a particular interest in politics until a job search in Chicago gave me a firsthand view of the way "the game" was played here. My experience may interest the readers of Residents' Journal.

Seniors Complain About Renovations
January/February 2003 / Volume 6 / Number 6

In mid April 2002, work began on a number of Chicago Housing Authority senior building sites. This was the latest installment of the plan to renovate all of the senior buildings.