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An economic breakdown of Chicago's Englewood neighborhood
Feb 11, 2013
This week, Marketplace's Sylvester Monroe reports from Englewood, a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, which has one of the highest homicide rates in the city.
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Wrigley field renovation: Will big billboards make bad neighbors?
Feb 4, 2013
As Chicago's Wrigley Field looks to renovate, part of the Cubs' plan includes blocking the view of the game from neighbors across the street.
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Can you still make it in America?
Jan 18, 2013
Asking Chicagoans what it means to make it in America in today's economy.
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Building great schools: How to make it in America
Jan 18, 2013
High school principal Elizabeth Dozier discusses the difficulties in providing opportunities for public school students in urban centers, such as Chicago.
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How do you make it as a comedian?
Jan 18, 2013
Chicago is a comedy capital, of sorts. Some of "Saturday Night Live"'s most famous comedians started in Chicago, many at the famed Second City comedy club. Sean Flannery is one comedian 'making it' in America; his show "Never Been To Paris" continues to sell out.
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An old song still resonates: 'Is it because I'm black?'
Jan 18, 2013
Singer Syl Johnson beat the odds he sang about, but barriers still restrain black economic mobility
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Chicago lags in U.S. housing recovery
Dec 26, 2012
The latest figures on the U.S. housing market show a turnaround is taking hold. But Chicago is a stubborn outlier on the road to recovery.
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Creating the next Silicon Valley in Chicago
Oct 26, 2012
The Windy City tries to lure tech entrepreneurs to create a new startup ecosystem.
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Target replaces and remakes old Chicago housing project
Oct 19, 2012
Target broke ground on a new Chicago location this week, at the site of the former Cabrini-Green housing project.
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Cook County considers tax on guns and ammo
Oct 9, 2012
The Illinois County that includes Chicago wants to help cover the costs of the city's rising gun violence by taxing ammunition.
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