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PHOTOS: Chicago celebrates Juneteenth 2020
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This year’s Juneteenth celebrations coincided with ongoing mass protests ignited by the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
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Photos: Women’s March and anti-Trump protests in Chicago draw huge crowds
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Demonstrators flooded the streets downtown on Inauguration Day and the next morning for the Women’s March on Chicago.
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Photos: Obama bids his presidency farewell in Chicago
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Thousands attended President Barack Obama’s final speech, marking the end of his historic administration.
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Chicago’s new immigrant destination: Gage Park
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The Southwest Side neighborhood has seen an influx of newcomers from Latin American countries.
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A community out in the cold
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Even during the winter, home for some Chicagoans is a viaduct or a park bench.
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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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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.
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Making it work: Life on minimum wage
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Maria Garcia, 37, came to the United States from Mexico when she was 16. She came, as she says, to work. Six years ago she left her husband and started supporting her six children on her own while earning a little more than minimum wage. Garcia’s story illustrates what it looks like to support a family on less than $10 an hour working more than full-time.
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Lives in transition
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With the economy flagging and poverty rising, homeless youth are among the city’s most vulnerable residents. Transitional-housing facilities, such as Humboldt Park’s El Rescate, can be a lifeline for young adults who are separated from their families for a variety of reasons.