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For some South Side voters, Chicago’s first full school board election isn’t much of a choice

This story was produced by The VP Chicago, an independent, community-centered newsroom covering Chicago’s South Side and ...
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Author Archives: Lucy Baptiste, The VP Chicago author

This story was produced by The VP Chicago, an independent, community-centered newsroom covering Chicago’s South Side and ...
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Years after promising accommodations, Illinois prisons still leave people waiting

This reporting was made possible through the Public Narrative’s Health Science Reporting Fellowship and the Chicago Community, Media & Research Partnership People in Illinois prisons can identify what ...
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‘Sims must go:’ as Pilsen residents protest metal shredder with a history of pollution, will Chicago break patterns of environmental injustice?

Professor Donald Wink from University of Illinois Chicago speaks at a press conference outside of Sims Metal Management on June 3, 2026. The meeting was arranged by the Pilsen Environmental Rights and ...
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When Chicago police officers can’t be trusted on the witness stand

When someone is arrested, it can come down to their word against an officer’s in court. But what happens when the officer’s own conduct is in question, or when they’re under investigation themself?