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Asraa Mustufa

Asraa Mustufa

Asraa is the managing editor of The Chicago Reporter. Email her at amustufa@chicagoreporter.com and follow her on Twitter @AsraaReports.

Government and Politics

As Trump relaunches Countering Violent Extremism, records on past Illinois program reveal links to FBI, law enforcement

By Alex Ruppenthal and Asraa Mustufa | August 14, 2020

Leading Democrats including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have previously voiced support for the controversial counterterrorism program now being included in broader demands to defund and divest from law enforcement.

Editor's Blog

Chicago Police Department arrest API shutdown is its own kind of ‘cover up’

By Asraa Mustufa and David Eads | July 8, 2020

Blocking access to key law enforcement data hinders critical accountability efforts by journalists and researchers and ultimately limits discourse on public safety.

Coronavirus

¿Qué está abierto en tu región? Resumen del plan de reapertura del estado de Illinois

By David Eads, Paula Friedrich, Al Keefe, Asraa Mustufa and Becky Vevea | June 26, 2020

Busca por dirección y rastrea las etapas de las regiones y niveles creados bajo el plan de reapertura del Gob. J.B. Pritzker para eliminar las órdenes de quedarse en casa, esto a medida que transcurre la pandemia.

Coronavirus

ROUNDUP: Policing and pandemic politics take center stage in Chicago

By Asraa Mustufa | June 19, 2020

The racial reckoning ignited by the police killing of George Floyd played out on city streets and at City Hall as Illinois gradually reopens from COVID-19 restrictions.

Coronavirus

ROUNDUP: An extraordinary week of uprising, racial discord and resilience as Chicago and Illinois begin to reopen

By Asraa Mustufa | June 5, 2020

Massive protests over the police killing of George Floyd engulfed the city, state and nation as local communities and businesses face a tougher road to recovery amid widespread looting and vandalism.

Coronavirus

ROUNDUP: As Illinois reopens, pandemic response leaves hardest hit behind

By Asraa Mustufa | May 29, 2020

Here’s what we’re reading as Illinois and Chicago prepare to advance into the next phase of reopening businesses and public spaces.

Coronavirus

What’s open in your region of Illinois’ coronavirus plan?

By David Eads, Paula Friedrich, Al Keefe, Asraa Mustufa, Angela Rozas O'Toole and Becky Vevea | May 21, 2020

Search by address to track stages of regions and tiers created under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reopening plan to phase out stay-at-home orders as the pandemic unfolds.

Coronavirus

ROUNDUP: Resistance in Chicago and Illinois as stay-at-home order extended

By Asraa Mustufa | May 1, 2020

As COVID-19 deaths spike and another month of shutdown kicks in, residents across the state are demanding more from officials.

Coronavirus

ROUNDUP: Power plays in COVID-19 fight as peak remains out-of-sight in Chicago and Illinois

By Asraa Mustufa | April 23, 2020

With the state stay-at-home order extended through May, officials spar over how best to manage relief and respond to the still escalating pandemic.

Coronavirus

ROUNDUP: Little room to breathe as Chicago and Illinois fight to bend the COVID-19 curve

By Asraa Mustufa | April 17, 2020

The costs of containing the pandemic continue to escalate especially among vulnerable populations and communities of color across the city and state.

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