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Feature
Nov 15, 2018
Markham firefighter sues Chicago cops for false arrest
After a community cleanup in Englewood, volunteers end up in violent confrontation with dozens of cops.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Feature
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Vairrun Strickland
,
New Era
,
Chicago Police District
,
Black Liberation
,
Chicago Reporter
,
arrest
,
Michael Jetel
,
R. Rodriguez
,
J. Motesdeoca
,
Syed Quadri
,
Brad Thomson
,
People's Law Office
,
Englewood
,
Markham
,
firefighter
,
volunteers
,
community cleanup
Blogs
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Bleader
Oct 13, 2015
Emanuel's 'fetal' position on police and crime
The mayor says Chicago police, fearing scrutiny of their conduct, have become "fetal"—and that this is contributing to a rise in violent crime.
By Steve Bogira
Tags:
Crime
,
News
,
Politics
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Chicago police
,
Attorney General Loretta Lynch
,
Washington Post
,
William Bratton
,
Laquan McDonald
,
Chicago Reporter
,
video cameras
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 29, 2015
IPRA recommends the firing of a Chicago police officer involved in a shooting
After a drive-by shooting on North Ashland in 2011, an off-duty officer shot 16 times at the wrong car, according to the Independent Police Review Authority.
By Steve Bogira
Tags:
Crime
,
News
,
Independent Police Review Authority
,
Chicago Police Department
,
police shootings
,
Francisco Perez
,
Garry McCarthy
,
Chicago Police Board
,
Jennifer Rottner
,
Dante Servin
,
Rekia Boyd
,
Laquan McDonald
,
dashboard camera
,
Marco Proano
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Andrew Berman
,
La Pasadita
,
Juan Sanchez
,
Juan Coronado
,
Jose Perez
,
Jamie Santini
,
Cook County State's Attorney's Office
,
Chicago Sun-Times
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Office of Professional Standards
,
video cameras
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 26, 2014
A fix from Mayor Emanuel for the state's drug laws
A political ploy is also a sensible drug reform.
By Steve Bogira
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Crime
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Politics
,
News
,
Angela Caputo
,
cannabis
,
Chicago Crime Commission
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Chicago Teachers Union
,
cocaine
,
controlled substances
,
Cook County criminal court
,
Cook County Jail
,
drug abuse
,
drug addiction
,
drug war
,
heroin
,
Illinois drug laws
,
Judge Thomas Fitzgerald
,
Karen Lewis
,
marijuana
,
Mike Zalewski
,
narcotics
,
pot
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Sun-Times
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 6, 2014
Could reparations for African-Americans help reduce violence?
A conversation with veteran reparations activist and political organizer Conrad Worrill.
By Mick Dumke
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Segregation
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Politics
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News
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Conrad Worrill
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reparations
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Rahm Emanuel
,
Harold Washington
,
Chicago politics
,
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,
mayor
,
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,
African-Americans
,
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,
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,
Civil War
,
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,
Chicago Reporter
,
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,
Barack Obama
,
drugs
,
war on drugs
,
criminal justice
,
prisons
,
Atlantic
,
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Columns & Opinion
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On Politics
May 28, 2014
An activist's campaign for public schools and fair taxes lives on
Honoring the late Edna Pardo
By Ben Joravsky
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Edna Pardo
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,
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,
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,
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,
John McDermott
,
Chicago Reporter
,
EAV
,
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,
tributes
,
Communist Party
,
Victor Pardo
,
Lou Pardo
,
Indianapolis
,
PTA
,
Parent-Teacher Association
,
Austin
,
Chicago Public Schools
,
CPS
,
race
,
segregation
,
education funding
,
TIFs
,
tax increment financing
,
Ed Burke
Columns & Opinion
,
On Media
Aug 27, 2013
New blood at an old-school newspaper
Chicago Reporter
's new editor intends to carry the torch for long-form journalism while adapting to the digital age.
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Michael Miner on Media
,
Susan Richardson
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Community Renewal Society
,
Texas Observer
,
Open Society Foundations
,
Reverend Alexander Sharp
,
Laura Washington
,
Kimbriell Kelly
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 27, 2013
Will
Catalyst
leave home?
The publisher of Catalyst thinks about relocating
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Education
,
Media
,
News
,
Catalyst
,
Community Renewal Society
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Linda Lenz
,
WBEZ
,
Chicago Sun-Times
,
Susan Richardson
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 13, 2013
The
Chicago Reporter
needs to fill a good job in journalism
The
Chicago Reporter
seeks a new editor/publisher.
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Media
,
News
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Community Renewal Society
,
Laura Washington
,
Rui Kaneya
,
Kimbriell Kelly
,
Alden Loury
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 7, 2013
Murder and segregation: till death do they part
"We have to help Chicago," education secretary Arne Duncan says.
By Steve Bogira
Tags:
Crime
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Neighborhoods
,
Segregation
,
Politics
,
News
,
homicide rate
,
Michelle Obama
,
Hadiya Pendleton
,
Arne Duncan
,
Valerie Jarrett
,
President Obama
,
Kenwood
,
Rick Telander
,
Sun-Times
,
Chicago Reporter
,
East Garfield Park
,
West Garfield Park
,
North Lawndale
,
Austin
,
South Shore
,
Grand Boulevard
,
Englewood
,
poverty
,
segregation
,
concentrated poverty
,
Bureau of Justice Statistics
,
University of Alabama
,
Aggression and Violent Behavior
,
State of the Union
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 11, 2013
Community Media Workshop announces its newest Studs Terkel Award winners
Community Media Workshop announces its newest Studs Terkel Award winners.
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Media
,
News
,
Studs Terkel Community Media Award
,
Community Media Workshop
,
Megan Cottrall
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Fernando Diaz
,
Hoy Chicago
,
Dave Hoekstra
,
Chicago Sun-Times
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 23, 2012
Abbate case is just the tip of the iceberg in city legal payouts
The city of Chicago has shelled out nearly $417 million in lawsuits since 2005
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Crime
,
Politics
,
Clout City
,
News
,
Chicago
,
law
,
lawsuits
,
settlements
,
judgments
,
police
,
misconduct
,
Anthony Abbate
,
Karolina Obrycka
,
Chicago Police Department
,
code of silence
,
Angela Caputo
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Robert Fioretti
,
outside counsel
,
budget
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 22, 2012
Racial integration is possible in Chicago
In a city with a sordid history of segregation, there are beacons of light and reasons to be thankful
By Steve Bogira
Tags:
Segregation
,
News
,
segregation
,
integration
,
Saul Alinsky
,
African-Americans
,
Hispanics
,
Asians
,
Beverly
,
Hyde Park
,
University of Chicago
,
urban renewal
,
University of Illlinois at Chicago
,
public housing
,
Plan for Transformation
,
Robert Taylor Homes
,
Stateway Gardens
,
Cabrini Green
,
Henry Horner
,
Rockwell Gardens
,
ABLA Homes
,
Whet Moser
,
Chicago Magazine
,
The 312
,
Natalie Moore
,
Linda Lutton
,
WBEZ
,
Angela Caputo
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Chicago Sun-Times
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Occupy movement
Blogs
,
Bleader
Oct 15, 2012
The shot that brought the projects down, part four of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide, part four of five
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Crime
,
Politics
,
News
,
Dantrell Davis
,
Chicago Housing Authority
,
CHA
,
public housing
,
murder
,
crime
,
homicide
,
Chicago
,
Cabrini-Green
,
violence
,
urban policy
,
gangs
,
drugs
,
Vincent Lane
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Chatham
,
West Humboldt Park
,
Ashburn
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Residents' Journal
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Micah Maidenberg
,
Urban Institute
Best of Chicago
,
City Life
Jun 20, 2012
Critics' Picks
Best Example of Old Media Hanging in There
Chicago Reporter
By Mick Dumke and Michael Miner
Tags:
City Life
,
Best of Chicago 2012
,
Chicago Reporter
,
NBC channel 5
,
Critics' Picks
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 14, 2012
Painting the picture of an efficient operation
The race to bring Cook County court records into the modern world
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Crime
,
Disparity Week
,
Politics
,
Clout City
,
News
,
alderman
,
cannabis
,
Chicago Reporter
,
City Council
,
clerk's office
,
Cook County
,
Cook County Circuit Court
,
court clerk
,
criminal justice
,
Dorothy Brown
,
grass gap
,
guns
,
marijuana
,
public records
,
Ricardo Munoz
,
Rick Munoz
,
transparency
,
Variations on a Theme
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 30, 2011
Chicago sites unite
Chicago news websites unite to offer advertisers a million-page-view market
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Media
,
News Bites
,
Chicago Independent Ad Network
,
Mike Fourcher
,
Roscoe View Journal
,
Center Square Journal
,
Early and Often
,
Chicago News Cooperative
,
Chicago Community Trust
,
Ngoan Le
,
Dave Greising
,
Austin Talks
,
Beachwood Reporter
,
Catalyst Chicago
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Community Media Workshop
,
Evanston Now
,
Gapers Block
,
Local Tourist
,
Mindful Metropolis
,
Neighborhood Parents Network
,
Reel Chicago
,
Windy Citizen.
Columns & Opinion
,
On Media
May 12, 2011
Think you've got journalism's next big idea? Get to know Elspeth Revere, the MacArthur Foundation's media maven
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Michael Miner on Media
,
Elsbeth Revere
,
MacArthur Foundation
,
Chicago News Cooperative
,
Jim O'Shea
,
Center for Investigative Reporting
,
ProPublica
,
Center for Public Integrity
,
NewsHour
,
Third Coast International Audio Festival
,
Kartequin Films
,
Bay Area Video Coalition
,
University of Michigan
,
Tribeca Film Institute
,
WBEZ
,
Robert Feder
,
Time Out Chicago
,
Chicago Community Trust
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Catalyst
,
Mgoan Le
,
Community News Matters
News & Politics
,
Politics
Mar 4, 2010
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: An Island in the Swamp
For decades now, most of Chicago's political independents have emerged from Hyde Park and Kenwood.
By Ben Joravsky
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Politics
,
Chicago politics
,
Hyde Park
,
Hyde Park politics
,
Kenwood
,
University of Chicago
,
Paul Douglas
,
Robert Merriam
,
Don Rose
,
Leon Despres
,
Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization
,
IVI-IPO
,
Mayor Daley
,
2016 Olympics
,
Michael Bilandic
,
Jane Byrne
,
Martin Luther King Jr.
,
David Axelrod
,
Al Raby
,
Marshall Patner
,
John McDermott
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Richard Newhouse
,
Billy Singer
,
Carol Moseley Braun
,
Toni Preckwinkle
,
Fourth Ward
,
4th Ward
,
Silent Six
,
Claude Holman
,
Marshall Korshak
,
Michael Shakman
,
Sidney Korshak
,
Larry Bloom
,
Operation Silver Shovel
,
Bernie Epton
,
President Obama
,
Barack Obama
,
Kwame Raoul
,
Will Burns
,
Leslie Hairston
,
5th Ward
,
Fifth Ward
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 6, 2009
Is This the Future of Chicago Journalism?
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Media
,
News Bites
,
Chicago Community Trust
,
Community News Matters
,
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
,
John D. and Catherine T.MacArthur Foundation
,
Columbia College
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Gapers Block Media
,
Loyola University Chicago
,
Benito Juarez Community Academy
,
South Suburban Publishing
,
Chicago Association of Hispanic Journalists
,
Chicago Youth Voices Network
,
Community Media Workshop
,
Jack Doppelt
,
Medill School of Journalism
,
Chicago News Cooperative
,
Chicago Scoop
,
Better Government Association
,
Beachwood Reporter
,
Brad Flora
,
Windy Citizen
,
Terry Mazany
,
Chicago Matters
,
WTTW
,
Chicago Public Radio
,
Chicago Public Library
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Vivian Vahlberg
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 5, 2008
Blogrolling
A warm online welcome to the Chicago Reporter's new Web log.
By Whet Moser
Tags:
News
,
Chicagoland
,
Chicago Reporter
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 26, 2008
Heads Up extra: Taste of Chicago
Taste of Chicago vendors have a poor history with health code violations . . . yum!
By Julia Thiel
Tags:
Food & Drink
,
Food Chain
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Taste of Chicago
,
health code violation
Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 21, 2007
Did WTTW commit censorship or something less sinister?
WTTW is accused of censorship, but it's not that simple.
By Michael Miner
Tags:
News
,
News Bites
,
WTTW
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Dan Soles
,
Salome Chasnoff
,
Turning a Corner
,
Beyondmedia Educatioin
,
Sarah Warner
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 26, 2007
To serve and protect and be accountable
Deadly force and an Excel spreadsheet.
By Harold Henderson
Tags:
Chicago
,
Law Enforcement
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Police Shootings
,
Databases
,
ColorLines
Blogs
,
Bleader
Apr 30, 2007
Around the web: A Chicago teacher heads to Africa on the NYT's dime, Maxwell St. Market moves again, and more
A Chicago teacher heads to Africa on the NYT's dime, the Maxwell Street market moves again, and more.
By Whet Moser
Tags:
News
,
Chicagoland
,
New York Times
,
Wfmt
,
Chicago Reporter
,
David Halberstam
,
Saint Stanislaus
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