Paying for Preparedness
Between 1998 and 2002, budgets increased every year for the Fire Department and the 911 Center—two of the City of Chicago agencies responsible for emergency response. But the Department of Public Health budget has been trimmed the last two years.
Source: City of Chicago Office of Budget and Management; analyzed by The Chicago Reporter.
Aug 8The Chicago Reporter’s Fernando Diaz has been awarded the 2008 Emerging Journalist of the Year from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Diaz will be honored at the association’s 23rd annual Noche de Triunfos Journalism Awards Gala held Sept. 12 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.Aug 29Senior Editor Kimbriell Kelly recently appeared on WBEZ 91.5-FM's Eight Forty-Eight show for its month-in-review segment. Visit here to listen to the segment.
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