Business community weighs in on Chicago's murderous year

Crain's Events Subscribe Login Breaking News Business community weighs in on Chicago's murderous year (Crain's) — A nearly 40 percent increase in homicides has made national news — and a PR problem for the city. Will the reports hamper Chicago's economy?  Read More Today's Features Video: Business of Sports | State of the Bears Bears chairman George McCaskey talks about working with the new general manager Phil Emery and what has been a busy off-season for the Bears.  Read More More Features · Video: Dag Kittlaus, co-founder and CEO of Siri Inc. · Video: Bringing the runway to the office · Sara Paretsky: Why I'm done with the Cubs · Slide show: Society: Lessons learned · Video: Want to be the next Michael Bay? There's an app for that · Video: Chicago Business Today | Health care reform ruling's impact · Video: Innovators | Kari Underly Customize Alerts By · Industries · Companies · Executives Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Crain's Bloggers They cover the city's biggest newsmakers: Greg Hinz writes on politics, Shia Kapos takes names, Ann Dwyer tracks entrepreneurs and Brigid Sweeney follows retail. To register for custom email alerts or other new products, click here Crain's Chicago Business | 150 N. Michigan Ave., 16th Floor | Chicago, IL 60601 Copyright © 2012 Crain Communications, Inc

Safer's Crossroads ATC to Remain Open

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Public Policy and External Relations June 29, 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Save Crossroads" Campaign a Success!   You Made a Difference!     TO:                 Safer Foundation Staff, Clients, Constituents, and Friends   FROM:           Diane Williams, President & CEO   RE:                 Campaign to "Save Crossroads" is Successful!   DATE:           June 29, 2012     Great news! Together, we did it!   Safer Foundation's Crossroads Adult Transition Center is remaining open!   We could not have done this without YOU. Your voice really did make a difference.   Staff members and supporters joined us over the last several weeks, talking to lawmakers, even writing letters to Governor Quinn and others in state government, hoping to convince them of the need to keep funding for re-entry services in the fiscal 2013 budget.   Today, we received the formal notification cancelling the closure of our Crossroads ATC.   Again, this outcome would not have been possible without your dedication, support, and action.   Thanks to you, services remain in place that will give men coming out of prison the tools they need to stay on a crime-free track, get a job, stay employed, pay taxes, and become responsible, law-abiding citizens. When that happens, all of society wins.   Safer Foundation and our clients greatly appreciate all you have done.   Thank you for helping to "Save Crossroads!"         Follow Us on Twitter! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow @SaferFoundation on Twitter for more updates on criminal justice news and more information about the organization. We appreciate your support!  Public Policy and External Relations Contacts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B. Diane Williams, President / CEO Veronica Cunningham, Vice President, Public Policy and External Relations Jon Kaplan, Director, Marketing and Communication Anthony Lowery, Director, Policy and Advocacy phone: 312-922-2200 www.saferfoundation.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Many articles refer to people with criminal records as "ex-offenders" or "offenders". While we appreciate all the positive press these issues receive, we are working to use other terms to describe our clients that do not carry such negative connotations. These terms include "people with criminal records" or "people reentering society".