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CurrentAnalyzed data to reveal inequitable policing of Chicago’s Black students by school officersFollowed and profiled homeless student and her mother for four months before and during COVID-19 pandemic, leading city officials to offer free internet to thousands of studentsDocumented filthy school conditions under ineffective private custodial contract, resulting in firing of high-ranking official, vows for reformConsistently broke major news, including the governor’s closure of Illinois schools because of the pandemic, allegations against a principal who was later charged with a felony, the Chicago Teachers Union’s strike intentions and the reopening of Chicago schoolsSparked national conversation with coverage of 2018 police shooting of Harith AugustusUncovered rise in downtown nightlife violence; alderman later strenthened safety measuresPressed Cook County courts’ lack of transparency with live Twitter coverage of bond courtSpent months covering historic trial of Jason Van Dyke — officer convicted of murder in Laquan McDonald shooting — and unprecedented trial of cops accused in shooting cover-up
