The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:17:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com/ 32 32 163009088 How a street newspaper creates jobs for Chicagoans https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-a-street-newspaper-creates-jobs-for-chicagoans/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-a-street-newspaper-creates-jobs-for-chicagoans/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:01:48 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7851059

Selling magazines becomes a lifeline for Chicagoans navigating the intersecting barriers of incarceration, addiction, and housing instability. For decades, Keith Hardiman heard the same answer when he tried to move his life forward: “You don’t qualify.” After recovering from substance use disorder and returning home from prison, Hardiman discovered that social and legal barriers prevented […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-a-street-newspaper-creates-jobs-for-chicagoans/feed/ 0 7851059 Chicago Palestinian Film Festival Marks 25th Anniversary With Largest Program Yet https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-palestinian-film-festival-marks-25th-anniversary-with-largest-program-yet/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-palestinian-film-festival-marks-25th-anniversary-with-largest-program-yet/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7851038 The milestone year highlights films that challenge dominant narratives and expand how Palestinian stories are told. There were no empty seats at last Saturday’s premiere of the 2026 Chicago Palestinian Film Festival, hosted by the Gene Siskel Film Center. The sold-out crowd welcomed the festival’s 25th year with the first screening in a 50 film […]

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In honor of Local News Day, TCR is turning its lens toward the city’s past and present, exploring Chicago’s complex and often fraught history through photography. From entrenched segregation to powerful movements for advocacy, leadership, and justice, this project reflects on the forces that have shaped the city, and the people who continue to redefine it. As […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/local-news-day-looking-back-at-150-years-of-chicago-photography/feed/ 0 7850975 Judicial election results: Three appointed judges rejected by voters in Cook County judicial primaries https://www.chicagoreporter.com/judicial-election-results-three-appointed-judges-rejected-by-voters-in-cook-county-judicial-primaries/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/judicial-election-results-three-appointed-judges-rejected-by-voters-in-cook-county-judicial-primaries/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7850916 This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. Sign up here to get their weekly newsletter. Illinois Democratic Party leader Michael Cabonargi will lose his recent appointment as a Cook County judge despite raising more than $150,000 in campaign funds […]

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On a Wednesday in late February the sound of four-on-the-floor beats and hypnotic basslines wafted through the halls of learning. This siren song led back to room 2024, where a DJ was mixing, looping and scratching bouncing tracks in the middle of a school day. A DJ was nestled in the right corner, with headphones […]

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