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The Chicago Reporter Welcomes New Interim Editor and Publisher

By The Chicago Reporter | December 14, 2020

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.

Charles Green says his fight for decades of Chicago police misconduct records is about clearing his name

‘It’s really a revolution’: Ja’Mal Green on protests taking over Chicago and the nation and what’s next for the movement

‘Freeway’ Rick Ross’ advice to black Chicagoans heading into the legal marijuana business: don’t sell out

The Feeling of Being Watched

How one filmmaker is using artificial intelligence to uncover surveillance of her Muslim community in Chicago

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Pat Hill, black cop who championed police reform in Chicago, dies

By Shelley Zeiger | September 5, 2017

The retired police officer fought for fair treatment of black officers and fair policing of black communities.

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‘Another Life’ docu-series portrays the trauma of gun violence

By Asraa Mustufa | July 16, 2017

Young Chicagoans whose loved ones were gunned down navigate mental health struggles in a new web series by The Triibe that combines documentary and poetry.

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Oscar López Rivera returns home to Chicago – and to a movement

By Asraa Mustufa | May 18, 2017

After 35 years in prison, the controversial Puerto Rican nationalist has become an emblem of the island’s struggle for self-determination.

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What segregation is costing Chicago

By Susan Smith Richardson | March 28, 2017

A new study quantifies how much the region is losing in lives, income, gross domestic product, and educational achievement due to its high level of racial and economic segregation.

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Bill Ayers on being a white ally and the future of progressives

By Lorraine Forte | December 12, 2016

Read or listen to an interview with veteran organizer Bill Ayers about the election of Donald Trump and his advice to activists today.

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Under Trump, Chicago organizers gear up to build coalitions

By Melissa Sanchez | November 15, 2016

Local grassroots activists say the presidential election heightens the need to align causes between groups fighting against oppressive economic and social systems.

Employment and Labor

A long fight for employment protections for domestic workers

By La Risa Lynch | October 5, 2016

After decades of being excluded from labor standards, domestic workers in Illinois finally get their own Bill of Rights.

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Police liability insurance ordinance introduced to Chicago City Council

By Jonah Newman | September 20, 2016

Ald. Gilbert Villegas is proposing a measure he says would protect taxpayers from bearing some of the excess costs of police misconduct lawsuit settlements.

Race and Culture

‘Dog whistle’ is GOP’s longtime political weapon of choice

By Susan Smith Richardson and Lorraine Forte | August 29, 2016

Critical race theory scholar Ian Haney-Lopez discusses “strategic racism” in the presidential election.

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Black Lives Matter builds on history of black organizing

By Kalyn Belsha | July 19, 2016

Historian Barbara Ransby and organizer Charlene Carruthers of Black Youth Project 100 speak about the evolution of civil rights activism.

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