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Posts tagged "Chicago Reporter"

Barber Shop Show recap: Can George Zimmerman be brought to justice? What would that justice look like?

Whether the killer of  Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, should be brought to justice has been a mostly uncontested position since the case broke into the national spotlight nearly two weeks ago. But what would true justice really look like? And can what many believe is a deeply flawed criminal justice system serve justice... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
March 26, 2012 at 9:22 am
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Friday's Barbershop Show: Will Trayvon Martin launch new racial justice movement?

The death of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teenager shot by a leader of a neighborhood watch group, almost went down in history as another black youth fatally shot, with a killer never brought to justice. But the heartbreaking details of the case – the 17-year-old Florida teenager was holding only a pack of skittles and... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
March 23, 2012 at 7:46 am
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Chicago anti-terrorism program may have wasted $44 million, report finds

Broken cameras, amateur first-responders, a muddle of paperwork and $44 million wasted were what Cook County’s Homeland Security program dubbed Project Shield has boiled down to, according to a federal report released yesterday. A six-month investigation by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security found that the program–which was part of a... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
January 10, 2012 at 1:39 pm
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Attorney general on discriminatory lending and The Chicago Reporter investigation

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined The Chicago Reporter in North Lawndale for Vocalo’s Barbershop show to discuss the nation’s biggest discriminatory lending settlement and the Reporter investigation that spurred it. Efforts to modify people’s loans, keep them in their homes and keep the banks accountable continue, Madigan said, but “justice has not been served”... Read more »
By CRIntern,
January 6, 2012 at 3:13 pm
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              Since 1972, The Chicago Reporter has specialized in in-depth reporting on issues related to race and poverty in metropolitan Chicago. Now, as we approach our fifth decade, the Reporter is seeking to strengthen its website and digital products. Working with a class of master’s students at Northwestern University... Read more »
By AldenLoury,
September 21, 2011 at 11:21 am
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The Chicago Reporter wins Kogan journalism award

The Chicago Reporter today took home the top prize in the 21st annual Herman Kogan Media Awards from The Chicago Bar Association. The awards celebrate outstanding legal journalism. Kelly Virella, Rui Kaneya and Kimbriell Kelly won for the investigation, “Above the Law.” The project details the defiance by Illinois State Police to expunge thousands of... Read more »
By KimbriellKelly,
May 4, 2010 at 4:15 pm
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Remembering Carlos Hernandez Gomez

To remember Carlos Hernandez Gomez is to smile. Carlos was one of those people who brought you joy just by walking through the door. You knew that he’d make you laugh. It might be funny, witty or outrageous, but Carlos was sure to say something that would bring a smile to your face. I had the... Read more »
By AldenLoury,
January 20, 2010 at 10:06 am
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