By Elliott Ramos, WBEZ & Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica Illinois The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved the first reforms aimed at helping the city’s low-income motorists cope with ticket debt, with more significant changes potentially on the way. The approved...
Fifth Third Commits Additional $2 Billion to Benefit Underserved Chicago Communities Woodstock Institute Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2018 PRESS CONTACTS: Jenna Severson (312)368-0310 (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) CHICAGO, IL – Fifth Third Bankcorp announced yesterday an increased $2 billion dollars to benefit...
Number of Illinois Households with a Bank Account Increases, Barely Government Survey Shows Fewer Unbanked People in Chicago; Extreme Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persist FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2018 PRESS CONTACTS: Brent Adams (badams@woodstockinst.org) or Jenna Severson (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) ...
Anna Valencia proposed creating city sticker options so low-income drivers can afford to be in compliance and avoid costly tickets. by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ City Clerk Anna Valencia on Tuesday called for changes to Chicago’s vehicle sticker program...
By Alex Kotlowitz, The New Yorker There’s deep concern that if Jason Van Dyke, the police officer who killed Laquan McDonald, is acquitted of murder, already aggrieved parts of Chicago could erupt in anger. The Reverend Ira Acree, like so many in...
Letters to the Editor by Dory Rand in The Chicago Sun-Times Robocallers are nothing if not persistent. lllinois area codes received more than 148 million robocalls in July and it could get worse. Wall Street banks and corporations using robocalls for debt...
Whether we look at the impacts of predatory lending, fees and fines, segregation in housing, lack of access to quality jobs, or declines in mortgage and small business lending, the persistent outcome we find is that inequities in income,...
Federal Bank Regulator Invites Comments on Possible Changes to Community Reinvestment Act Changes Could Weaken Law Serving Lower-income Communities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 28, 2018 PRESS CONTACTS: Dory Rand (drand@woodstockinst.org) or Jenna Severson (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) CHICAGO, IL –The...
By Nimayi Dixit, S&P Global Market Intelligence Funding day-to-day operations is a persistent challenge for U.S. small businesses. A recent S&P Global Market Intelligence survey found that, over the past two years, small businesses in the U.S. sought...
By Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune The item in my column last Sunday about the exorbitantly punitive fines Chicago levies on those like me who fail to renew their city vehicle stickers on time seemed to strike a nerve with so...