This year’s Juneteenth celebrations coincided with ongoing mass protests ignited by the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
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Bargaining talks continue on heels of CTU rally
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Thousands of Chicago Teachers Union members and their supporters marched through downtown Chicago on Thursday, protesting $75 million in school cuts planned to take place by the end of June. CTU and Chicago Public Schools officials have a bargaining session Friday to continue working toward a contract agreement.
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16 shots: the aftermath of the Laquan McDonald shooting (video)
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Chicago was enveloped in a wave of protests after the release of the Laquan McDonald shooting video on Nov. 24, 2015. Photographers for The Chicago Reporter documented the scandal’s fallout in this audio slideshow.
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Jobless in Chicago’s financial district
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The city’s unemployed can be seen throughout Chicago’s downtown, but in many ways, they are invisible.
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Photo gallery: Chicago’s political murals
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Public art tackles social and political topics in Humboldt Park, the Lower West Side, Kenwood, East Garfield Park and other neighborhoods in the city.
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A slice of life in an evolving Belmont Cragin
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Latino residents in the Northwest Side neighborhood are remaking the formerly majority-Polish community in their own image.
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Halsted Street, a cross section of Chicago
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A journey across Halsted, Chicago’s second longest street, showcases the city’s history, cultural diversity and economic stratification.
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They call it Little Palestine
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Bridgeview and neighboring suburbs have become a hub for Arab American life in the Chicago area and nationwide.
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From new cafes to community gardens, Englewood is on the move
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Englewood, on Chicago’s South Side, often is portrayed as crime-ridden, but there is more going on in the neighborhood than violence.
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Re-entry: one man’s road to recovery and redemption
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Re-entering society successfully after incarceration can involve overcoming addictions that paved the way to prison. John Williams has found ways to try to stay healthy–physically, mentally and spiritually–while navigating the challenges of recovery. Photo Fellow Grace Donnelly documented his journey.
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Leaving prison, reclaiming a life
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Leaving prison is like having a second chance at life, a chance that starts the moment an inmate walks through the prison gate.