Chicago City Wire

Higher minimum wage impacts Chicago’s youth employment

By Rebecca Campbell | Sep 15, 2016

A lack of jobs and a failure to invest in low-income neighborhoods means that young people who lack a high school degree in Chicago are being pushed to the back of the job line.

Malcolm X College under fire for 7 percent graduation rate

By Rebecca Campbell | Aug 26, 2016

While spending more than $32 million in taxpayers' money in 2014-15, Malcolm X College achieved just a 7 percent graduation rate for its two-year program -- significantly lower than any of the City Colleges of Chicago, according to the U.S. Department of Education.