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COVID-19 affects Illinois’ local Latino-run soccer industry from the bottom up
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The soccer team Santas plays a match at Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, Illinois. (Photo by Rita Oceguera/The Chicago Reporter)
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AURORA, Ill. – The first thing visitors hear opening the door of the facility is Spanish music. While the sound makes it seem as if nothing has changed, the building is still. The children who once ran freely, spilling chips as they chased one another, are gone.The screaming mothers and friends at the sidelines are no longer there.
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The Chicago Reporter Welcomes New Interim Editor and Publisher
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The Community Renewal Society is unrelenting in its commitment to supporting the independent, in-depth work of the Chicago Reporter, and with that we are happy to share with you that Glenn Reedus will be leading the Chicago Reporter as Interim Editor and Publisher.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 transforma la industria del fútbol en las comunidades Latinas de Illinois
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El equipo Santas juega un partido en Seven Bridges Ice Arena en Woodridge, Illinois. (Foto por Rita Oceguera/ The Chicago Reporter)
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AURORA, Ill. – Al abrir la puerta lo primero que los visitantes escuchan es una mezcla de cumbia, reguetón y banda. Aunque la música sugiere un ambiente normal, el edificio se siente vacío. Los niños que antes corrían con alegría, desparramando papas fritas por el suelo a su paso, ya no están.
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Introducing the Winners of the 2020 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition!
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These eleven extraordinary stories reflect the finest work in the narrative audio industry & push the boundaries of audio storytelling forward.
Race and Culture
How Black women cleared a path for Kamala Harris to be the Democrats’ VP pick
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Harris makes history as America marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote — a right that most Black women weren’t afforded until much later.
against the legacy of the many Black women on whose shoulders they believe she stands.
Government and Politics
Chicago has been quietly intercepting millions from state tax refunds during the pandemic
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The Lightfoot administration intercepted at least $27 million in 2020 from residents’ state tax refunds to collect on debt, disproportionately hitting lower income neighborhoods and communities of color.
Perspectives
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s surveillance system will outlast the protest movement
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For communities of color, surveillance is just another iteration of a policing system that inherently views them as suspicious, a digital stop-and-frisk.
Coronavirus
Some Chicagoans may be facing coronavirus threat without water at home
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Affected families have been relying on neighbors, schools and gyms to wash their clothes and shower, advocates say, as the city tries to determine the scope of the problem.