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For Guevara Exonerees, a $260 Million Settlement Can’t Undo Decades of Harm
On Oct. 14, Chicago City Council unanimously approved a $260.8 million police misconduct settlement–the largest in U.S. history. The payout covers more than a dozen wrongful conviction lawsuits related to former Chicago Police Officer Reynaldo Guevara, who caused more than 40 wrongful convictions through forced confessions and witness identifications. “Reynaldo Guevara destroyed the lives of…
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Student Voices: Students Remain in the Dark as Strike Looms
This content was originally published on the Uptown Exchange, and is made possible through TCR’s partnership with Harry S. Truman College A young woman came down the escalator, a posse of classmates behind her, and went right up to the Harold Washington College security guards with a question: Was her teacher coming to class, or…
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Can you really buy a $1 home in Chicago? Here’s what you need to know.
Chicago $1 homes aren’t what they sound like. The city sells vacant lots to developers for $1, and the new homes sell at market rate. This story was produced by The VP Chicago, an independent, community-centered newsroom covering Chicago’s South Side and South suburbs. Vacant lots are a familiar sight on blocks in Morgan Park, West…
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Employment and labor
The Chicago Reporter celebrates justice-centered storytelling at Justice Photojournalism Showcase
The Chicago Reporter brought together journalists, advocates, community leaders and supporters on May 14 in Bronzeville for its inaugural Justice Photojournalism Showcase. The evening, hosted at Parkway Social, was dedicated to honoring the power of visual storytelling through community-centered journalism in Chicago. Hosted by Emmy-nominated Chicago journalist Nate Rodgers, the event highlighted photography’s ability to…
Economic Development
Six years in, has Illinois’ cannabis equity law delivered?
Illinois legalized cannabis with equity at its core in 2020. Six years later, the results are mixed. After nearly 90 years of prohibition, Illinois became the first state to legalize the sale of cannabis through a state legislature in 2019. Touted by the governor’s office as the “most equity-centric” cannabis law in the nation, the…