CHICAGO -- Corey Ray sits behind the wheel of his car, cruising past Robichaux Park and Maxwell Street JJ Sausage. A slight grin emerges on his face as he approaches the Chicago Public Library and recalls the countless afternoons he spent there after school.
The car then motors past the Smokey Bear Tobacco Shop, with which he is far less acquainted. As Ray dips and dives in an attempt to outmaneuver traffic, he perches his left arm on the door rest with his right hand gripping the wheel as he does exactly what he has done for his 21 years: navigate the streets of Chicago's South Side.