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 Toxic
Boys and Girls Club: Tour
guide Armando Medina
stopped the group at the
club, a former LVEJO
office.

Tour of
The club is near the
border of rival street gang
territories with the Latin
Kings to the east and the
2-6 to the west, he said.

Little
This has created problems
in the past, but the com-
munity has slowly been
improving, he said.

Village
Photos & Story by Lynda Lopez
Contributor

Joseph Gary Elementary: Many
kids suffer from asthma and have
to deal with less green space,
Medina said. Children also face
educational problems, like when
CPS built classrooms through half
of the school’s soccer field because
of overcrowding.
O
n June 11, 2010, reporter Lynda
Lopez went to Little Village to
take part in a “Toxic Tour.”
The Little Village Environmental Justice
Organization (LVEJO) trains community
members to conduct the tours around the
neighborhood.
The two-hour tours showcase the dif-
ferent places that are contributing to the
pollution of Little Village and also outline
the social impact they have had as well.
Visit www.lvejo.org to take a “Toxic
Tour” of the West Side.

Crawford Coal Power

Plant: The tour’s final
location. The plant
does not provide elec-
tricity to the residents
of Little Village or the
state of Illinois. The
electricity generated
is filtered into Phila-
delphia.
A 2001 study by
the Harvard Medi-
cal School of Public
Health found that the
plant annually has
MRC Polymers: Despite winning the 2009 Gov-
caused 41 premature
ernor’s Sustainability Award for “environmentally-
deaths, 550 emer-
friendly” recycling, many residents say MRC causes
gency room visits
damage to the community.
and 2,800 asthma
The plastics compounding and recycling company attacks within the
at was built in 2000 after community members community.
had decided the location was a good place for a
park. MRC employs only two community members,
Medina said.
 Arts & Culture
A shirt to championship coaches, shaped like the Chicago flag.
Screenprinters skewer
sports, staches, movies
By Kristina Zaremba
Editor-in-Chief
Chitown Clothing is a
city-inspired screenprint T-shirt
company started by local writer
Sara Kmiecik and designer
Kevin Kasarski.
Chitown’s tagline is “Chi-
cago sports, movies, mustaches
and more,” and its site features
designs of the Blackhawks
hockey team, President Abra-
ham Lincoln, legendary coaches
and other Chicago icons.
“We also pay tribute to
[Revolutionary War hero] Ca-
simir Pulaski and his 18th cen-
tury stash,” co-owner Kmiecik
said. “Customers can expect to
see ‘Ferris Bueller’- and ‘Home
Alone’-style shirts coming
soon,” she said.
Chitown launched three
months ago with the help of
co-owner Kasarski’s father’s
screenprinting company in the
suburbs. “We started Chitown
Clothing to bring [what we
think is] the best of what Chi-
Give peace a chance
By John Campos
Public Affairs Editor
Filled with live music and
small stands, the 30th annual
Peacefest festival in Lincoln
Park was comprised of a wide
array of vendors and presenters;
from Illinois Green Party to
Source: Facebook
local hemp weavers. The festival
was also filled with regional art- Screenprinting at Peacefest.
ists, bands and public speakers consistent struggle for inner,
who spoke on city, state and domestic and global peace.
federal level issues June 18-20. People’s attentiveness to the
Photos courtesy Chitown Clothing
The event drew a youthful speakers and commentators was
generation who shared herbal eerily obvious. At the same time,
though, the crowd’s aura was
remedies and a kind smile. The
dynamic of the festival was most that of a collective wellbeing
influenced by the speakers. demonstrated through per-
Speakers drew correlations
between the wars in Afghani-
sonal interactions and a general
willingness to be inviting and
stan and Iraq and the shortfalls receiving of all peoples.
in our city’s budget. “Money is Each night, after the last
spent on sustaining wars at the band finished its set, the
federal level and local govern- crowd formed a large drum
ments have budget shortfalls circle where hundreds of people
because federal funds are not chanted, drummed and danced
rerouted back to the states and in celebration of life and em-
cities,” one speaker said. “Pri- braced each other’s presence.
orities are heavily tilted to the The 2010 Peacefest was a
Military-Industrial Complex pleasant reminder that despite
and not in the Public Academ- our war-torn reality, there are
ic-Social Complex, where the many people who long for world
fiber of our society is formed— peace and strive to achieve it.
education.” More than just a gathering of
A surprising addition this hippies, Peacefest marks the
Blackhawks’ Duncan Keith. year was that audience members robust spirit American youth
cago has to were able to rise and speak to naturally carry and their inher-
offer through the crowd about their views, ent willingness to share fairness,
unique experiences and advice for the peace and love to all.
dynamic-look-
ing designs… interpretation or a unique “Blues
based on our Brothers” design but rarely in
Owners Sara
knowledge the same place. Also, Kevin and
Kmiecik and
of Chicago Kevin Kasarski. I think it’s hard to find many
culture and original, unique sports designs
topical events,” Kmiecik said. that don’t have a crude or juve-
“We feel we have a unique nile message.”
point of view that is almost an Visit chitownclothing.com
untapped market. Occasionally, for more or email info@chi-
you will see a cool Chicago flag townclothing.com for specials. Cubs’ outfielder Marlon Byrd.
The Chicago Grid June/July 2010 •5
 Create events Arts & Culture calendar
Tues., July 6 Mon., July 12 All events free unless noted
ECN: “Bronzeville” by Mell Monroe EAP: El Guincho Events Key
12:15-12:45 p.m. Noon
CSD—Chicago Summer Dance, lessons &
Weds., July 7 DS: Caribou with The Budo Band live music at the Spirit of Music Garden in
6:30 p.m. Grant Park (601 S. Michigan), except July
GPMFO: “Memory of Fire” 14, Navy Pier Beer Garden (600 E. Grand)
6:30 p.m. Tues., July 13 GPMFO—Grant Park Music Festival
Orchestra, classical music at Pritzker*
Thurs., July 8 ECN: “Lakeview” by Robin Hammond
12:15-12:45 p.m. DS—Downtown Sound, new music at
CSD: Tambora, Banda Manzanera Pritzker*
6-9:30 p.m. Weds., July 14 EAP—Edible Audible Picnic, DJs & live
bands at Pritzker*
MWB: Dobet Gnahore with Victor Deme CSD: Steppin’, Majestic Gents & The Nu Blu
6:30 p.m. Band MWB—Music Without Borders, world
6-10 p.m., Navy Pier Beer Garden music at Pritzker*
Fri., July 9 ECN—Explore Chicago’s Neighborhoods,
GPMFO: “Petrushka” lectures by prominent Chicagoans at the
World’s Largest Block Party: Barenaked Ladies 6:30 p.m. Cultural Center (78 E. Washington)
Old St. Pat’s Church (enter Madison & Des
* Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph)
Plaines) Thurs., July 15
5:30-10:30 p.m., $40 (five drinks)
Tues., July 20
CSD: Bhangra, Red Baraat
CSD: Cajun two-step & 6-9:30 p.m. ECN: “Hyde Park” by Laurel Stradford
waltz, Red Stick Ramblers 12:15-12:45pm
6-9:30 p.m. MWB: Orchestre
Red Stick Ramblers
Poaly-Rythmo GPMFO: “Planet Earth Live”
GPMFO: “Sibelius Symphony No. 2” de Cotonou with 8:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m. La 33
6:30 p.m. Indian bhangra dance. Weds., July 21
Great Performers of Illinois
6:30-10 p.m., throughout Millennium Park Fri., July 16 CSD: Diaspora, Chicago Afrobeat Project
6-9:30 p.m.
Sat., July 10 CSD: Swing, The Flat Cats
6-9:30 p.m. MWB: Renato Borghetti with Boris Malkovsky
Great Performers of Illinois 6:30 p.m.
7 a.m.-11 p.m., throughout Millennium Park GPMFO: “The Magic Toy Shop”
6:30 p.m. Thurs., July 22
Folk & Roots Festival
Welles Park (Lincoln & Montrose) Sarruga: giant insect street theater from Italy CSD: Steppin’, The
Noon-10 p.m., $10 donation ($5 seniors & 9 p.m., Millennium Park (by the Bean) Etcetera Band
kids) 6-9:30 p.m.
Sat., July 17
World’s Largest Block Party: Spoon GPMFO: “A Child
Old St. Pat’s Church (enter Madison & Des CSD: Salsa, Grupo Rebolu of Our Time”
Plaines) 6-9:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Chicago Summer Dance
5:30-10:30 p.m., $40 (five drinks)
GPMFO: “The Magic Toy Shop”
CSD: Zydeco, Jeffery Fri., July 23
7:30 p.m.
Broussard & Creole
Cowboys Sarruga: giant insect street theater from Italy EAP: All Headz on Deck (of Chicago Hip-Hop)
6-9:30 p.m. 10 p.m., Millennium Park (by the Bean) Noon

GPMFO: “Sibelius Sun., July 18 CSD: Salsa, Angel Melendez & 911 Mambo
Symphony No. 2” Shemekia Copelans to play Orchestra Tribute to El Cantante
7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. at Folk & Roots. Sarruga theater 6-9:30 p.m.
3 p.m., Millennium
Sun., July 11 Park (by the Bean) Sat., July 24

Great Performers of Illinois CSD: Fox trot, Steve GPMFO: “A Child of Our Time”
11 a.m.-10 p.m., throughout Millennium Park Cooper Orchestra 7:30 p.m.
4-7 p.m. Surraga’s “Spider.”
CSD: Mambo, John Burnett Orchestra Sun., July 25
4-7 p.m. Mon., July 19
CSD: Waltz, The Weiss Brothers
Folk & Roots Festival EAP: High Places 4-7 p.m.
Welles Park (Lincoln & Montrose) Noon
Noon-10 p.m., $10 donation ($5 seniors & E-mail event listings to John Campos
kids) DS: Kid Sister with Konono No. 1 by the 20th of each month.
6:30 p.m. john@thechicagogrid.com

I love you,
You’re perfect,
Now pray.
g Christian romance
novels comfort women
in prison & in daily life.
By Rebeca Bell
Contributor
W
omen in prison read
addiction and recov-
ery books, law books,
lesbian fiction and Christian
romance novels.
They read a lot of other things, too,
but when a volunteer with the non-profit
organization Chicago Books to Women
in Prison was ticking off the list, I stopped
listening at Christian romance novels.
Can there truly be such an oxymoronic
thing as a Christian romance novel?
Christian romances, also known as in-
spirational romances, are a unique subgenre
within the $1.37-billion romance novel in-
dustry. Christian romance novels follow the
same genre rules as traditional romances,
which, according to the Romance Writers of
America, are that the main plot must focus
on two people falling in love and that there
must be a happy ending.
In Christian romance novels, however,
God is the third element.
As the Hero and Heroine fall in love
and build a relationship, they also build a
relationship with Jesus. He is with them
as they meet, fall in love, kiss, overcome
obstacles and, if there were any bedroom
scenes, He would be in those, too.
But, there are no bedroom scenes! No
bodice-ripping, roaming hands or morning-
after conversations.
In Christian romance novels, the Couple
will get butterflies in their stomachs, sweep
the hair out of each other’s eyes and kiss.
But that is as far as it goes.
Christian romance novels are chaste. So,
why would incarcerated women locked away
for 10-12 years with needs, read a romance
novel without the smut? For that matter,
why would anyone read a romance novel
that stops at first base?
I only read Christian books
The coordinators at Chicago Books to
Women in Prison have some guesses at
why the organization gets so many requests
for inspirational romances. CBWP was
founded in 2002 by activist students at the
University of Chicago.
The organization receives letters from
women in prison requesting books and does
their best to fill the requests from their stash
of gently-used paperbacks.
Addiction, recovery, self-help, GED
study guides and mainstream romance nov-
els join Christian romance novels as some
of the most requested genres. The requests
are often very specific; one recent request
said, “I am a Christian. I only read Christian
books.”
Megan Bernard, a Ph.D student at
Northwestern University, has worked with
the prison book project since she moved to
Chicago in 2005.
Bernard does not read romance novels,
nor is she Christian. She, too, has wondered
why women in prison request Christian
romance novels. And she has several theo-
ries, pooled from her experience working
with the project and her graduate studies in
rhetoric and culture.
“Classically, one of the ways people find
comfort and peace when incarcerated is
through church,” Bernard said.
And without access to humans to talk to
about religion and faith, women in prison
turn to books.
A Different Kind of Threesome: What’s
say you, me & God go back to my place?
File Photo by: Krsitina Zaremba
Source: UC Books to Prisoners
Volunteers load donated books into a
second Champaign County jail library.
Christian romances combine familiar
reading material—the basic romance novel
plot—with the faith-affirming language and
ideals of Christianity, she said. But Bernard
also thinks there is more to their popularity
in prison than just the church stuff.
An increasing number of incarcer-
ated women have been and continue to be
arrested for drug violations. According to
the FBI Uniform Crime Statistics of 2007,
between 2003 and 2007, the number of
women arrested for drug offences increased
29 percent. Women in the drug trade often
work as drug runners for boyfriends and
lovers.
“Toxic and damaging relationships” got
many women into prison, so the “whole-
some, healthy relationships” in Christian
See “Christian romance,” p. 9
The Chicago Grid June/July 2010 •7
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Editor-in-Chief
LUSH is a handmade, fair-trade, organic
skin and hair care company that puts raw
ingredients in a moisture- and nutrient-rich
base. While organic soaps are becoming
more and more commonplace on drug and
grocery store shelves, at the LUSH store,
hand and body soaps, cleansers and other
products are cut and weighed to custom
order. Customers can also take home
mini samples of most things to try before
committing and swap scrubber’s remorse
products for more suitable ones.
All LUSH soaps are made with a veg-
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soap content causing them to produce less
foamy lather than most bar soaps do. All
traditional soaps have a palm oil base, but
LUSH uses a unique palm-free base that
includes rapeseed and coconut oils.
“LUSH worked for three years to
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about the harmful effects that the palm oil
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recipe. The staff seem confident that they
can find personal care products for any skin
type, regardless of age or gender, with the
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Facial cleansers are mostly clay-based
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Rehab shampoo with olive oil
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almonds, chamomile oil, marigold flowers,
seaweed, rice bran or chlorophyll.
There is a line of liquid shower gels,
shampoos and conditioners, but then there
are also environmentally-friendly solid ver-
sions of almost all the same products.
LUSH is anti-plastic bottle in general
and uses 100 percent recycled ones when
they do. The company has invented sensible
and fun alternatives to liquid products that
don’t come in plastic, such as its solid sham-
poo bars. Each travel-friendly bar is equal LUSH, 859 W. Armitage
to about three 250 ml bottles of shampoo and lathered in a shower puff.
or 50 to 80 washes on average and can Many of the products are vegan, and
be stored in a paper bag or metal tin (see because they are preservative free, many of
Godiva pictured above). them may melt in heat and sunlight.
“They are extremely environmental, Fresh face masks are overnighted to
effective, economical and amazing for Chicago from Vancouver, Canada where
travel,” Halls said. “In 2009 alone, approxi- compounders (whose faces appear on
mately three million plastic bottles were not their products) prepare perishable fruits,
manufactured, transported and disposed of vegetables and plant oils and extracts, or
because customers chose to buy solid sham- even free-range eggs. Each face mask must
poo bars instead of a bottled product.” be refrigerated to preserve its three-week
Likewise, LUSH estimates that the shelf life, while most other products have a
switch to a palm-free soap base has spared 14-month shelf life.
36.3 acres of primary rainforest, she said. Some facial cleanser users experience a
The company is so committed to conserva- purging session where as employees describe
tion and recycling that it offers free face it, the clay is pushing all the toxins in the
masks to customers who return five empty facial pores out. However unscientific it may
black product pots. sound, having had problem skin my whole
Shower jellies like the citrusy Whoosh life and as a recent LUSH convert, I do feel
(pictured above) are another alternative to there’s something to the purging and pushing
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 “Christian romance” from p. 7 the good news of Jesus with [women in prison] and to demonstrate
how He can change lives.”
romance novels are
“comforting and inspir-
ing because they show an People want redemption
alternative to their pasts,” Higgs writes Christian romance novels as part of her ministry
Bernard said. to her sisters in Christ. She is a bubbly, gregarious woman and a
“Prison is lonely. That wonderful public speaker. Throughout the conference, Higgs has
kind of isolation is so proper church women rolling in the aisles, laughing at her vanity as
profound that a story with it reminds them of their own. She uses humor to teach her message:
a loving God and a loving God loves you. God loves your wrinkles and chin hairs and stretch marks
man has to be really com- and love handles. God created you to look like this, so stop complaining
pelling,” she said.
Liz Curtis Higgs, author of Christian about it.
romance novels like “Bookends” & This is also the main message in her fiction. As we sit in the
non-fiction Christian books like the empty church the night before the conference, Higgs tells me,
It’s a heart thing “Bad Women of the Bible” series. “The Lord lavished women—isn’t that a wonderful word? He loves
Seven Christian
women. We are the crown of His creation. He made women last, not
women and I sit around a table with a purple tablecloth in a gym-
as an afterthought, but as a unique thought—just for us.” She writes
nasium eating chicken and chocolate cake. We are all attendees of
Christian romance novels “because there are people who only read
the Christian Women’s Conference in Springfield, Ill., presented
by Westside Christian Church. See “Christian Romance,” p. 15
The day-long conference includes singing, prayer and presenta-
tions by Christian nonfiction and fiction author Liz Curtis Higgs.
Higgs has written several Christian romance novels. She receives
many personal requests from women in prison for her books and
happily donates slightly damaged copies to the Prison Book Proj-
ect, a nonprofit organization out of Florida, she said.
Around 650 women are at the conference and, from the
balcony, it looks like a pretty homogenous crowd of mostly white,
middle to upper-middle class, pantsuit-wearing, well-coiffed
women.
But, they aren’t clones.
Each woman that I talk to has a unique and personal story that
led her to her faith, this conference and, for some women, Chris-
tian romance novels.
Karen Prather is one of those women. As we sip Crystal Light,
Prather explains that she
reads Christian romance

“
novels—and not traditional
romances—because they God loves your wirinkles,
demonstrate the kind of real thins hairs, stretch marks
love that she shares with her
and love handles.
husband.
“The connections in a God created you to look
Christian romance novel are
deeper,” Prather said. “They
are more than just physical
attraction. It’s a heart thing,”
like this, so stop com-
plaining.
“
—Liz Curtis Higgs,
Christian fiction & non-fiction author
she said tapping her own
heart. “Inspirational romanc-
es meet the heart’s need.”
The women at our lunch table agree. To these readers, Christian
romance novels show what it is like to be truly loved by God and
good men, no strings attached and without the smut.
“I have better things to do than read about heaving breasts and
all that,” Sue Petter said from her seat next to Prather. “Traditional Crawl organizers Kristina
romances are basically soft porn.” Zaremba & John Campos.
But Christian romances could never be confused for pornogra- Photos by: Kyle LeNoir
phy. The most risqué physical description in Bookends, one of Higgs’
novels describes the heroine’s “exceptional pair of shapely legs.” By
comparison, the steamiest scenes in traditional romance novels are
too steamy for me even to describe without blushing.
Moonwalk through Wicker
Physical attraction in Christian romance novels is veiled and
More than 35 people memorialized the one-
subverted, but God is always front and center, as this line, also from year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s untimely
Bookends, shows: “He didn’t have time for a woman who didn’t have passing & celebrated his inspirational life
time for God.” As one segmentof the Christian fiction market,
Christian romance novels evangelize as they tell stories.
at The Grid’s ten-bar pub crawl through the
Petter explains that these books are “a wonderful way to share Wicker Park neighborhood on June 26.
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8. Recycle CDs & other discs releases “The Blind Side,” “Where the
Recycle all types of CD, DVD, Blu Wild Things Are,” “Transformers 2,”
Ray and HD-DVD discs and disassem- “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,”
bled jewel/shell cases. Separate and “Twilight: New Moon,” “Up,” “How to
labels CDs from DVDs. No floppy discs, Train Your Dragon” and “Tyler Perry’s
zip discs, video tapes or cassettes. I Can Do Bad All by Myself”; com-
Send sorted materials, packaged edies “Ghostbusters,” “Some Like it
however is convenient (envelope or Hot,” “Clue,” “Hancock,” “Pee-Wee’s
box) to 68H Stiles Road, Salem, NH Big Adventure” and “City Slickers”;
03079. Individuals pay their own ship- and family friendly flicks “The Wizard
ping fees. of Oz,” “The Neverending Story,” “School of Rock,” “The
Visit cdrecyclingcenter.com to make Goonies,” “Matilda,” “Antz,” “Shrek,” “Kung Fu Panda” and
donations (suggest $2) and get more “Astro Boy.”
information. <CLICK> to download the complete schedule.

7. City bikers ride for blood cancer 2. Mobile Neighborhood Tours

Sign up for the Chicago Blood Cancer Foundation’s North
Shore Century bike ride on Sun., Sept. 12 in Evanston to raise
money for lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma research.
This non-competitive ride includes 25-mile to 100-mile routes,
but riders may bike as little as 1 mile. Fee waived for the first 50
people who register at chicagobloodcancer.org.
6. How to choose a moving company
“Virtually anyone with a truck and a Web site can claim to
be a mover. They can’t all be trusted to adhere to standards for
honesty and ethical conduct,” said Linda Bauer Darr, president
of the American Moving & Storage Association.
Better Business Bureau and AMSA checklist for finding mov-
ers:
Explore Chicago’s neighborhoods with Mobile Neighborhood
Tours produced by LISC/Chicago. Download walking tours of
the following neighborhoods: Albany Park, Auburn Gresham,
Bronzeville, Pilsen and South Chicago.
These free tours are available for your iPhone, Blackberry,
Android, Palm or Windows Phone.
Visit tours.lisc-chicago.org/promo for more.
1. What the word Chicago means
The word Chicago has a complex
origin among various Native Ameri-
can tribes who independently used
it to mean “striped skunk,” “playful
waters,” “destitute” and “thunder.”

“
• Check their licenses—Verify
their state-mandated vehicles
licenses at www.icc.illinois.gov or
www.protectyourmove.gov.
• Get at least three in-home
estimates—No legitimate movers
offer firm estimates without seeing
a client’s home, BBB says. Getting
three allows suspiciously high or low
quotes to be flags to the customer.
• Get agreements in writing—Know all hourly or flat rates,
10 • The Chicago Grid June/July 2010
The word carried a general mean-
Virtually anyone ing of “bad smell” and/or “strength.”
Allium tricoccum, Chicago plant.
with a truck and a It was used as the name of a garlic-
Web site can claim and onion-like leek, the river it grew beside and eventually the
to be a mover. They colonialist settlement that formed around the river.
can’t be trusted...
—President American
“
Moving & Sotrage Assoc.
But before that it was also rumored to be the name of a Na-
tive American chief who was rumored to have drowned in the
river of his namesake.
Source: ChicagoHistoryJournal.com
<CLICK> the links in this story for instant Gridification.
Commentary
Blood, sweat & the Letter to the Editor
BP oil spill...again Activism prepares
youth to be leaders
From the Coliseum
By Terence Byrsa
A few years ago British Pe-
troleum, in typical modern world
CorpoSpeak , underwent a name
change with all that is entailed
in a public relations campaign:
no longer would it be referred to
with a name that evoked empire
building and dirty pollutants but,
embracing its environmentally-
friendly, brotherhood-of-all-
inhabitants-of-the-planet feel-
goodisms “Beyond Petroleum”
appeared, and now simply “BP”
has taken over signage.
With the rupture of yet
another vein of the earth’s inner
system, oil sharks and politicians
take bites out of each other in
another episode of The Blame
Game…two months after the
explosion, two months after
the dead have been buried (11
rig workers), two months into
a limping clean-up effort and
unknown damage to the natural
order.
Lame commercials feign-
ing sincerity air from BP’s chief
Tony Hayward; while strong
but empty words and promises
sidling up next to a fabricated
time-table air from the USA’s
commander-in-chief.
Once again we’re living
with the toxic consequences of
the insatiable pollutant-riden
lifestyle we expect to maintain.
Petroleum-based products are a
part of almost everything in our
modern pre-packaged life.
It doesn’t bring me much
comfort to slam the president
of BP or the president of the
United States for this mess while
Source: Creative Commons
An oil-covered bird waits for
rescue in the Gulf of Mexico.
I’m typing this article from my
non-biodegradable lap top. I
don’t have answers to the energy
questions of renewability, safe
disposal of poisonous byprod-
ucts, cheaper and more efficient
sources.
But awareness helps, I
think; as does my cooperation
with a less-is-better mentality
when buying things that are
packaged. Living in a city like
Chicago where recycling efforts
seem to move at sloth speed is
challenging.
Honesty is essential; I have
to admit that I can do more in
regards to my own efforts. I have
to make myself remember that I
am a citizen of the most hyper-
consumerist country in the world
and I share the responsibility of
being a better steward.
When we look at our com-
mon home of the globe, we have
to look at consumption: what are
we using, what are we wasting,
See “Oil Spill,” p. 15
change—Obama’s platform for
America. This election proved
to be historic because there was
a black man, who had touched
The future of this world lies thousands, broke barriers and
in the hands the next genera- inspired those of all ages.
tion. Sadly, the years ahead may “Young African Americans
prove to be an uphill battle of posted the highest turnout rate
morals, democracy and peace. ever observed for any racial or
Generation Next Youth chose ethnic group of young Ameri-
not to educate themselves cans since 1972,” CIRCLE
about issues or politics in their reports.
communities. As a result of
“
During the Youth participate in Obama’s election,
Obama campaign negative activities there are more
for presidency, to feel empowered. college students
citizens ranging There’s a mentality and young adults
from ages 18 to
35 were engaged
in dialogue con-
cerning commu-
that when you get
mad, you shoot,
fight or smoke.
“ taking notice and
actively engaging
politics.
It starts with
nity problems and —Resident Sydney Corryn being aware of
the democratic their surround-
process. ings and taking a stand based
However, as a nation we on one’s own personal rights
need to keep the momentum and beliefs.
going strong. Although, there Despite improvement, the
are a lot of youth political system still has cracks. The
chapters, few are active and hugest barrier is lack of knowl-
productive. edge about organizations and
In 2008, 52 percent of opportunities.
young citizens cast a bal- Participation in programs
lot according to CIRCLE such as Young Democrats of
(Center For Information and America and United Neigh-
Research on Civic Learning borhood Organization (UNO),
and Engagement). The increase can act a springboard to breed
is attributed to their desire for See “Active youth,” p. 15
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Social Networking links
Popular URL shorteners to shrink long Web addresses
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Scribd.com
Online reader allows users to browse and share documents.
Ning.com and PBWorks.com
Make a wiki (easy-to-edit online portal of linked pages) to easily
share & organize information for school, work and personal use.

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Remarkable architecture from the city and suburbs. Tied for
Downtime links
Best Blog in the Chicago Reader’s annual poll.
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Make Money
Meet Business Consultants
The Dept. of Business Affairs and Con-
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business start-up and licensing informa-
tion, business violations and citations,
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Experienced Business Mentors
The Service Corps of Retired Executives
(500 W. Madison St.) connects would-
be and current business owners with
more than 11,500 volunteer business
counselors. Call (312) 353-7724, or visit
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Women’s Business Development Center
Assists in development and marketing of
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businesses. Services (in Spanish or Eng-
lish) include business assessments, loan
assistance, workshops, and individualized
counseling. Call (312) 853-3477 or visit
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Veterans Business Outreach
The VBO Program provides business plan
preparations, comprehensive feasibility
analysis, entrepreneurial training and
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eligible veterans who own or want to start
a small business. Call (810) 767-8387 or
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Small Business Alliance Loans
SBA makes loans up $15,000 for start-
ups, $25,000 for existing businesses.
Visit accionchicago.org for more.
$1,000 Business Grant
Get a $1,000-grant & shared workspace
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Grow Your Business
The Department of Commerce & Econom-
ic Opportunity offers businesses expan-
sion incentives, technological support, ac-
cess to capital, global marketing expertise
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and job training for workers. Visit www.
commerce.state.il.us/dceo for more.
Employ Illinois Business Loans
The State Treasurer’s Office invests mil-
lions annually in low-interest loans to
large and small-business owners and
child-care providers. Visit treasurer.il.gov
for more.
Employment agencies
Visit thecityofchicago.com/employment/
for a directory of more than 40 employ-
ment agencies.
Save Money
Cut Your Wireless Bill
Citizen Utility Board’s Cell Phone Saver
(citizensutilityboard.org/cellphonesaver)
analyzes digital copies of any major
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Free Directory Assistance
Instead of paying up to $2 to call 411,
try 1-800-FREE411 for residential and
business listings, or 1-800-goog411 and
1-800-555TELL for business numbers.
Books Cheaper
Before you shell out more paper for text-
books and bestsellers browse the 30,000
free e-books (many in Kindle format) from
Project Gutenberg (gutenberg.org) or the
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Then search I-Share (alliance of 76 Illinois
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Goldstar.com and ChicagoHalfOff.com
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Instructions for
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HotTix.org has half-price tickets to more
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walk-up locations at 72 E. Randolph St.
and 163 E. Pearson St. (in Water Works
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Get free admission for up to four people
at twelve of the city’s best museums at
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Save big on groceries, clothes and
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(2746 N. Clybourn) club to shop bulk
with friends. Buy one membership for
$50 and shop as a group. Member must
be present and pay for order in full, so
arrange to break down receipt and split
up shared purchases. Vehicle strongly
recommended.
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Ever Wish You Had a Car?
Zipcars are shared sedans, station wag-
ons, SUVs, pick-ups or minivans parked
throughout the city. Members can reserve
cars (from $7/hr or $68 /weekday, gas
and insurance included) at Zipcar.com
and drive for a free 180 miles or more
per day. Must be 21. Text cta2009 to
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For greener chauffeured trips, check out
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sine.com) hybrid transport options.
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Single-family and two-flat homeowners
can lower their water bills by voluntarily
installing a water meter. The city’s Meter
Save program charges participants only
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that metered home will pay no more than
yearly assessed rates for seven years.
Visit metersave.org or call 311 for more.
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Dispose of Hazardous Waste
The Household Chemicals & Computer
Recycling Facility (1150 N. North Branch
on Goose Island) accepts household
chemical waste on Tuesdays 7 a.m.-noon,
Thursdays 2-7 p.m., and the first Satur-
day of each month 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Visit swancc.org/hcw/hcwcollection.html
for a list of accepted items.
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healthy food. Visit the state’s Dept. of Hu-
man Services’ site (www.dhs.state.il.us/)
and click “Food” to apply.
Nutrition for Women, Infants & Children
WIC helps pregnant women and mothers
with children under the age of five eat
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cereal, dry beans, pees and peanut but-
ter. Also educates families about nutrition,
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Visit the state’s Dept. of Human Services’
site (www.dhs.state.il.us/) and click on
“Pregnancy & Parenting” to apply.
Common Pantry
Distribution is 1-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on
Wednesdays at 3744 N. Damen. Visit
commonpantry.org or call (773) 327-
0553.
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Ravenswood (east), and Lawrence (north),
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“Active youth” from p. 11 They fail to realize how much of an im-

“Oil Spill” from p. 11
our future leaders. pact they have on their communities. There
what are we casting into the trash without a
UNO has been changing lives and creat- is this mentality that when you get mad, you
second thought?
ing bright futures since 1984. The Latino- shoot, fight or smoke.
The myth of overpopulation is masking
based organization has made a difference in Instead, teens need to learn how to
the reality of overconsumption and waste:
the lives of over 65,000 U.S. citizens. use their anger and turn it onto a positive
the problem doesn’t lie with the “third
Many community-based coalitions are force. I truly believe if youth volunteered
world” as many comfortable “first world”
always eager to work with new volunteers, in their communities, work with political
intelligentsia say.
especially young adults and high school stu- campaigns, or just learn about the American
The developing nations are not throw-
dents. They constantly try to find new ways political system, there would be much more
ing food away by the megaton in school
to spread the word about the good they do of an impact the youth of the U.S. A. would
cafeterias and restaurants; they are not tool-
in the neighborhood. have on the world.
ing around in SUVs or compacts to buy the
This strategy has had its share of suc- Politics is not about control but passing
newest gadget that will end up in a landfill
cesses. When teens become involved and intelligence, wisdom and humility for gen-
within five years.
recognize the value of their contributions, erations to come.
I am responsible for me. I bear a respon-
it esteems them as individuals. Those who As youth, it is crucial that we leave lega-
sibility for the care of this place along with
participate are changed for a lifetime. But cies and pave the way for future leaders to
everyone else. BP executives and politicians
there is still much more work to do. lead this earth into its destiny.
bear responsibility for their actions and
inaction, but they are not alone: they are a As a resident who lives in the south sub- ­— Sydney Corryn,
corporation populated with people, as are urbs of Chicago, I have noticed many youth Resident
governments and other institutions. participate in negative activities because it
People make changes. makes them feel empowered.

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 “Christian romance” from p. 9
fiction. I can’t reach them unless I write a
novel. If I want to speak to their hearts, then
I gotta write a novel.”
And Higgs would like nothing more
than to also speak to the hearts of her sisters
in prison. “For inmates with too much time
and not enough friends, Christian fiction
provides a healthy source of escape,” she
said. As Higgs sees it, women—whether
they are in prison or not—often need to
break free from reading someone else’s
happy ending is one way to do that. “In a
world of uncertainty and depression and
discouragement, it is perfectly OK to seek
the comfort and encouragement and sheer
joy of a story that you know is going to end
well.
“The best of Christian fiction offers what
female inmates need most: encouragement,
redemption, hope, and a glimpse of what
the forgiven life looks like.” Higgs believes
that people seek out the redemption in
romance novels as part of our natural need
for hope.
“In every religion, even in people who
have no religion, I think people want
redemption. We’re wired that way as human
beings. And I think we are wired that way
by God. I think that He put that need for
redemption in us so that we look for it in
stories, movies, songs, real-life stories. We
respond to that. We’re meant to and it’s a
good thing.”
You can go anywhere in a book
Seventy percent of the women in prison
or under correctional supervision are moth-
ers, the Department of Justice says.
“No matter what these women have
done [to end up in prison], they are still
moms,” said Valerie Everett, director of
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To donate books visit:
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chicagobwp.org/get-involved/
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books2prisoners.org/contact.php
Connections, a Lutheran Social Services
of Illinois program for incarcerated parents
and their families. Everett has a Master’s
degree in social work and is working on
her Master’s in divinity. Connections works
with incarcerated mothers, an enormous
segment of the women’s prison population.
Many of these moms and their kids rely
on programs like Connections for support
as the families try to heal and move forward,
a process that is often incredibly difficult
and full of societal and institutional set-
backs, which is why Everett isn’t surprised
that women in prison and those recently
released read Christian romance novels.
“You can go anywhere in a book,” she
said. “For one moment in time, you can
experience a break from your everyday
troubles. You can experience love and com-
mitment—with a relationship with God at
the center of it. Most women want to find
that kind of love.”
As she has discovered in her work with
incarcerated women and their families,
being in prison doesn’t stop mothers from
being moms and it doesn’t stop women
from being girly either.
“Girls grow up planning their wedding
from five years old on. Just because you
made a mistake, doesn’t mean that impulse
isn’t still imbedded in your psyche.” Read-
ing Christian romance novels revives and
indulges that impulse.
Christian art can be embarrassing
While most of the volunteers, academics,
conference-goers,
ministers and Bible
studiers that I talked
to do not, have never
and probably will
never read a single
Christian romance
novel, almost every
woman who called
herself Christian
completely and
inherently under-
stood why women in
prison read these books. They’re comforting,
enforce values, offer pure love and exalt their
glorious God.
Only one Christian woman, who had
never heard of the genre, was shocked that
they even existed. “Christian art can be so
embarrassing!” she said.
If you don’t read Christian fiction, the
idea of it can be embarrassing. They can
seem patriarchical, prudish, boring, silly,
oxymoronic and incredibly cheesy.
But for the women in prison, and
throughout Illinois, who read them, these
books connect people to God, love and each
other as worn paperbacks are passed from
reader to reader.
As Bernard said as she bundled stacks
of books to send to women in prison, some
people find what they need in Christian
romance novels and who are we to judge?
In other words, if Christian romance
novels help women within and outside of
prison find comfort, strength, encourage-
ment or motivation to serve and love others,
then good for them. Christian romance
novels have value, even if their characters
never get past first base.
­—Rebeca Bell is an environmental justice
advocate & publicist.
This is her first story for The Grid.
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