Community areas of Chicago

gambling and murder.[25] In August 2006, a suspected dog fighter in Texas bled to death after he was shot by intruders who apparently intended to torture him into revealing where he had hidden $100,000 wagered in a high-stakes dog match.[26] The Chicago Sun-Times reported that an analysis during a study by the College of Law at Michigan State University found that, in more than two dozen raids on dogfights, in virtually every instance police also…

material that looks like coal and is a byproduct of refining the oil brought in from Canada. (Chicago Public Health) While no known illnesses of health effects are associated with Petcoke, they can cause breathing issues, which includes “coughing, wheezing, or shortness of breath.” (Chicago Public Health) Currently, the Illinois Environmental Protection Association Agency is investigating an open-air storage area along the Calumet River (EPA) and Lisa Madigan, the Illinois Attorney General, is…

Virginia, and Chicago, Illinois Massachusetts was one of the original thirteen colonies. Illinois was a state gain in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The population in Boston increased over the years of 1800 to1860. Boston and Chicago saw a different market revolution then the South states. The North saw manufacturing cities then economy in farm. The old northwest saw a move to a settled society, with a web of new transportation and urban rural neighborhoods. The rural areas witnessed…

The Village of Schaumburg, Illinois began its life as a rural farming community, with the majority of residents being of German decent. Since then, the suburb has transformed itself into a bustling entrepreneurial center and holds the title as the second-largest retail center in Illinois. The shift away from a rural community and into a large economic pull for Cook County began with the development of Woodfield Mall in 1971 by Taubman Centers. During this period, hundreds of malls were built…

artists are J. Cole, Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Kendrick Lamar. These artists have spoken to the African American communities through the means of music. Music is a very powerful tool to inspire change in the United States. These artists are considered to be some of the greatest rappers in modern day music. In the following songs listed these artists talk about issues that the black communities face in America. The issues consist of deep lyrics about structural racism and racial oppression. 1.…

For example, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Washington D.C were the major cities. Gregory notes that the neighborhood “Bronzeville,” in Chicago was called the “Black Metropolis.” This term was then taken over by the term “ghetto.” Gregory however advises us to reconsider the concept of Black Metropolis. This is because; it calls attention to the…

These days you cannot mention the city of Chicago and not hear a negative comment about the murder rate and drug activity. What many people fail to mention is that these “problems” did not happen overnight. These “problems” have been caused by several different issues that have plagued the city. In 1971, President Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” The term “war on drugs,” can be defined as a prohibition of illegal drug production, illegal drug trade, and illegal drug use. The way drug…

explains that the “manifestations of social cohesion that occur on public transportation in black areas are of important consequence in that they lead to the (re)production and negotiation of common notion of a particular black reality and collective black identify” (Raudenbush 2012:457). The study was done through an inductive approach. They analyzed though observations the passengers on the Chicago Transit Authority public transportation system (Raudenbush 2012:459). The research was conducted…

enclave and a ghetto? Who lives in these different types of urban communities? Does being a residence of either affect a person’s opportunities in life? In this essay, I will discuss the differing characteristics of enclaves and ghettos by using examples to show how the residents of these areas are affected, as well as the development of “hyperghettos” and the role of gentrification in their development. An enclave is defined, “as communities where a high percentage of members of the same…

notion of “social disorganisation”, which was established by the Chicago School. Sutherland’s theory attempts to extend the…