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Investigating race and poverty since 1972

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Check out the NEW @ChicagoReporter #Facebook page: facebook.com/TheChicagoRepor…
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Hugo Balta 🤠@HugoBalta18 Jan 2023
A systemic issue for decades; exacerbated by #COVID19 -many #Black & #Latino households have been spending more than half of their income on rent, sacrificing other necessities to afford their #housing. - My latest story on @ChicagoReporter @CRSchicago chicagoreporter.com/the-stru…

The struggle for equitable housing in Chicago is as dire today as it was when Dr. King marched -...

In the late 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. brought his nonviolent revolution to Chicago. Invited by the Chicago Freedom Movement, Dr. King joined dozens of civil rights organizations demanding...

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The struggle for equitable housing in Chicago is as dire today as it was when Dr. King marched. chicagoreporter.com/the-stru…

The struggle for equitable housing in Chicago is as dire today as it was when Dr. King marched -...

In the late 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. brought his nonviolent revolution to Chicago. Invited by the Chicago Freedom Movement, Dr. King joined dozens of civil rights organizations demanding...

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AL DÍA News@ALDIANews6 Jan 2023
Hugo Balta gets promoted to executive editor at the Chicago Reporter. The award-winning journalist and former NAHJ president joined originally joined the publication in early 2021 as associate editor: ow.ly/4R5L50MjYEa
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👉🏽Concerns Over @ChiPubSchools Not Tracking #COVID19 Boosters 👉🏽Business Tagged With Racist Graffiti 👉🏽Nation’s First Black-owned @McDonalds Reopens After Renovation chicagoreporter.com/tcr-week…
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"I'm grateful for the opportunity to help lead The @ChicagoReporter, a trusted #news necessity for the community, with an unrelenting mission that is as relevant today as it was when the publication was founded 50 years ago," @HugoBalta said. - @CrainsChicago
Crain's Chicago Business@CrainsChicago4 Jan 2023
The Chicago Reporter names new executive editor ow.ly/rW3Q104pa0Q
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Irina M@irina_match4 Jan 2023
Replying to @HugoBalta @ChicagoReporter
Congratulations! You are definitely a mentor with a vision
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A last-minute order by the @illinoiscourts put the brakes on the SAFE-) Act just hours before it was set to go into effect. That means that the court will decide later what should happen, although there’s no date yet when justices will hear appeals. chicagoreporter.com/last-min…

Last-minute Order Puts Elimination Of Cash Bail On Hold - The Chicago Reporter

Map of Illinois counties that have contested the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, that was set to go into effect Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, making Illinois the first cashless bail...

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Hugo Balta 🤠@HugoBalta3 Jan 2023
#grateful #grateful2023 @ChicagoReporter @CRSchicago
The Chicago Reporter@ChicagoReporter3 Jan 2023
“We are fortunate to have someone of @HugoBalta’s caliber step into The @ChicagoReporter Executive Editor role to steer our strategic efforts and continue driving value for the TCR community,” Nicole Trottie, Publisher said.  - @CRSchicago chicagoreporter.com/hugo-bal…
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Penny Riordan@PennyRiordan13 Jan 2023
Replying to @HugoBalta @ChicagoReporter
Wonderful! Congratulations!
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“We are fortunate to have someone of @HugoBalta’s caliber step into The @ChicagoReporter Executive Editor role to steer our strategic efforts and continue driving value for the TCR community,” Nicole Trottie, Publisher said.  - @CRSchicago chicagoreporter.com/hugo-bal…
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Hugo Balta 🤠@HugoBalta3 Jan 2023
I’m grateful for the opportunity to help lead @ChicagoReporter, a trusted #news necessity for the community, with an unrelenting mission that is as relevant today as it was when the publication was founded 50 years ago. chicagoreporter.com/hugo-bal…
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It happened this week… 👉🏽Deadline For #Chicago Resiliency Fund 2.0 Program  👉🏽Susan D. Peters Remembered 👉🏽#Kwanzaa Celebration chicagoreporter.com/tcr-week…
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Growing up in a poor neighborhood leads to diminished cognitive abilities and lower levels of educational achievement. chicagoreporter.com/neighbor…

Neighborhood Poverty Impedes Cognitive Development - The Chicago Reporter

The United States stands out among economically advanced democracies for the depth and expanse of its poverty. Concentrated poverty in particular is among its most disturbing and persistent problems....

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South Side’s Bronzeville community one step closer to becoming a "National Heritage Area." chicagoreporter.com/preservi…

Preserving Black Metropolis Gets A Big Boost - The Chicago Reporter

Congress has sent President Joe Biden a bill to sign establishing Chicago’s historic Bronzeville community as a National Heritage Area. The Senate unanimously approved the creation of the Bronzevil...

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It happened this week… 👉🏽Mask Advisory Likely As #COVID19 Cases Rise 👉🏽#InternetAccess For Underserved Areas 👉🏽Congressional Gold Medal To #EmmettTill, And His Mother chicagoreporter.com/tcr-week…

TCR Weekly Briefs: COVID Concerns, Internet Access For All, Emmett Till & Mother Honored - The...

Mask Advisory Likely As COVID-19 Cases Rise As Chicago inches closer to being declared a high risk for getting the coronavirus, Mayor Lori Lightfoot urges people to get vaccinated and boosted. “If...

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“This program will enable the City to directly ease the immediate burdens that victims and their families face and will promote safe and healthy communities” @LoriLightfoot - #GunViolence chicagoreporter.com/grants-f…
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Analysis reveals the larger the share of #Black residents in a neighborhood, the less investment occurred. chicagoreporter.com/study-fi…

Study Finds Investment Inequality In Black & Brown Neighborhoods - The Chicago Reporter

Urban Institute’s public and private investment analysis found that access to a relatively healthy stream of capital is not spread equally across Chicago neighborhoods. The nonprofit research...

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