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Coronavirus

Tracking coronavirus cases in Illinois, daily

By David Eads, Asraa Mustufa and Paula Friedrich | March 20, 2020

The Chicago Reporter is publishing the daily count of COVID-19 cases and deaths, county-by-county, using data from the Illinois Department of Health.

Government and Politics

Bernie Sanders endorsed former head of controversial state counterterrorism program

By Asraa Mustufa and Alex Ruppenthal | March 16, 2020

Junaid Afeef, who directed Illinois’ Countering Violent Extremism program, is running for Kane County state’s attorney and has gotten support from progressive criminal justice reform groups.

Government and Politics

Bill Conway gives Kim Foxx a run for her money in most expensive Cook County state’s attorney’s race

By Josh McGhee and David Eads | March 13, 2020

Despite establishment support and external spending from super PACs, incumbent Kim Foxx has not been able to keep pace in the most expensive state’s attorney’s race in Cook County history.

Race and Culture

Roy Larson, former publisher of The Chicago Reporter, dies at 90

By The Chicago Reporter | March 2, 2020

Credited with helping the magazine survive the succession of its founder, Larson oversaw the Reporter’s redesign, investigations on asbestos in public housing and the launch of Catalyst Chicago.

Government and Politics

Is Lightfoot’s war on poverty too late to stop Chicago’s black exodus?

By Josh McGhee | February 28, 2020

A new study says Chicago’s black population decline is due to decades of racial inequality.

Unequal Discipline
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Federal civil rights agency: Unequal discipline of women in prison must be addressed

By Jessica Pupovac and The Chicago Reporter | February 27, 2020

Federal agency cites collaborative investigation by the Reporter, NPR and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University which exposed disparities at prisons across the country.

Government and Politics
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at the Solutions Toward Ending Poverty Summit in Chicago Feb. 20, 2020.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ending poverty in a generation. Is it possible?

By Josh McGhee | February 21, 2020

The STEP summit dissected the scope of poverty in Chicago and examined policies that have been successful so far.

Criminal Justice

Black and brown men still being arrested for possession as marijuana legalization takes off

By Josh McGhee | January 3, 2020

While the Cook County state’s attorney’s office declined to charge two men in the first bond court hearing of the year for low-level marijuana possession, they still spent a night locked up.

Government and Politics

Six things to know about Illinois’ historic marijuana legalization law

By Josh McGhee | January 1, 2020

We’re annotating the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to dig deeper into the key questions you have about social equity measures, enforcement and more.

Perspectives

Sheriff Tom Dart says Cook County Jail is the first to end solitary confinement. Here’s what it looks like from the inside.

By Valerie Kiebala | December 17, 2019

The Special Management Unit is supposed to be an alternative to isolating people who are violent in jail or break the rules, but a recent tour raises questions about how rehabilitative it is, especially for those in need of mental health care.

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