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• Block Club Chicago | Tuesday, August 4, 2020: : Loved Ones Honor Slain Teen Activist Caleb Reed: ‘I’m Going To Keep Pushing His Legacy No Matter What’
• Chicago Tribune | Tuesday, August 4, 2020: Community leaders vow to carry on work of slain activist Caleb Reed, and will press his high school to remove Chicago cops
• CBS-2 Chicago | Monday, August 3, 2020: Heartbreak After 17-Year-Old Activist Caleb Reed Is Found Shot Dead
• WGN-9 | Tuesday, August 4, 2020: Family remembers slain teen activist who worked against gun violence, police in schools
• NBC-5 Chicago | Tuesday, August 4, 2020: ‘So much grief’: Teen activist killed in weekend shooting mourned by family, friends
• WTTW | Tuesday, August 4, 2020: ‘That Boy Was Loved’: Family, Friends Gather to Remember Slain Teen Activist Caleb Reed
• The Associated Press | Tuesday, June 16, 2020: Chicago aldermen propose removing police from public schools
• NBC-5 | Tuesday, June 16, 2020: Aldermen Push to Remove Police From Chicago Public Schools
• ABC-7 | Tuesday, June 16, 2020: Chicago aldermen to introduce ordinance to remove CPD officers from CPS
• WGN-9 | Tuesday, June 16, 2020: Aldermen push to remove police from Chicago Public Schools
• Chicago Tribune | Tuesday, June 16, 2020: Aldermen, activists press for moving police out of Chicago Public Schools
• Chicago Sun-Times | Monday, June 15, 2020: 3 aldermen push to kick cops out of schools, plan to introduce ordinance at council meeting this week
• Chicago Sun-Times | Saturday, April 11, 2020: For young people of color, the coronavirus is a triple whammy along with poverty and violence
• Chicago Tribune | Friday, April 10, 2020: Commentary: Chicago Forward — For teens, isolation during the pandemic can trigger mental health issues
• Chalkbeat | Thursday, April 9, 2020: Students: Chicago needs a mental health hotline — and fast — for youth displaced by coronavirus closures

Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities (PSPC)

• The Trace | June 25, 2020: Chicago’s Peace Academy graduates a new class of violence interrupters 
• NBC-5 | June 5, 2020: ‘Peace flowers’ beautify, bring hope to Chicago
• Chicago Citizen June 2, 2020: Grant program pivots in midst of Covid-19
• Crain’s Chicago Business | May 22, 2020: Chicago’s biggest foundations team up to ease COVID fallout
• WTTW | May 22, 2020: Firsthand: Gun Violence
• Block Club Chicago | May 20, 2020: $1 Million Grant Program Helps South And West Side Groups Adapt To Coronavirus As They Work To Stop Violence
• WBEZ-FM | April 22, 2020: Chicago Awards $7.5M To Anti-Violence Groups
• NPR’s “Here & Now” | March 25, 2020: Coronavirus interrupts efforts to curb gun violence In Chicago
• Comcast Newsmakers | Feb. 19, 2020: Vaughn Bryant on ‘Comcast Newsmakers’
• Chicago Tribune | Jan. 31, 2020: Commentary: Chicago Forward — Violence reduction goes hand in hand with reaching disconnected youth
• CNN | Dec. 31, 2019: Chicago’s homicide rate decreases for the third straight year

Ald. Michael D. Rodriguez

• Block Club Chicago | April 15, 2020: Developer Fires Contractor, Apologizes For Little Village Dust Disaster, But Some Neighbors Want Them Gone
• Block Club Chicago | May 14, 2020: Lightfoot Calls Off Demolition At Little Village Hilco Site After Protesters Show Up At Her House
• Block Club Chicago | May 21, 2020: City Changes Story On Hilco Building Permit In Little Village, Saying It Was A Mistake

The Field Foundation

• WTTW-TV | June 23, 2020: Field Foundation Awards $50K Grants to 11 ‘Leaders for a New Chicago’
• Philanthropy News Digest | June 18, 2020: Field, MacArthur foundations announce 2020 Leaders for a New Chicago
• Resident Association of Greater Englewood, June 23, 2020: Asiaha Butler joins 2020 cohort – Leaders for a New Chicago
• Chicago Tribune | June 16, 2020: 11 Chicagoans each awarded $50,000 by Field Foundation for the plans they have to make a difference in the city
• Chicago Citizen | June 3, 2020: Grant program pivots in midst of COVID-19
• Inside Philanthropy | August 7, 2019: From “Keep out” to “Please come in.” Opening up grants processes leads to more equity
• WBBM-FM | July 5, 2019: At Issue: Field Foundation honors ‘Leaders for a New Chicago’
• Chicago Tribune | June 13, 2019: 14 Chicagoans received $50,000 each to make a difference in the city. Here’s how they plan to spend the dough.
• WBEZ-FM | June 17, 2019: Field Foundation gives 14 Chicagoans $50,000 for a ‘New Chicago’
• Chicago Sun-Times | June 12, 2019: 14 Chicago grassroots leaders win $25,000 grants
• Nonprofit Quarterly | June 13, 2019: A different kind of grant program in the richness of Chicago

Chicago Independent Venue League (CIVL)

• Billboard | January 30, 2019: Indie Live Venues Continue to Battle $6 Billion Chicago Development After Live Nation Exclusive Dropped
• Block Club Chicago | January 24, 2019: Hundreds Pack City Hall, Calling ‘Rushed’ Lincoln Yards Vote The New ‘Parking Meter Deal’
• The Reader | January 23, 2019: Why won’t City Hall fight for Chicago’s homegrown music scene?
• Crain’s Chicago Business | January 23, 2019: What’s the rush on Lincoln Yards?
• Chicago Tribune | January 21, 2018: Third time not the charm for Lincoln Yards plan. It still needs work despite alderman’s hasty approval
• Chicago Sun-Times | January 21, 2018: EDITORIAL: Hit pause button on Lincoln Yards vote — until after elections
• Spin | January 15, 2019: Live Nation’s Chicago Takeover Hits a Snag
• Block Club Chicago | January 8, 2019: Lincoln Yards Soccer Stadium Not Happening — But Fight Against TIF Funding For Development Continues
• Chicago Tribune | November 30, 2018: Chicago music venues join ranks to battle plans for Live Nation in Lincoln Yards

Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability (GAPA)

• Chicago Sun-Times | November 19, 2019: Lightfoot prodded — ever so gently — to deliver on promise of civilian police review
• Chicago Sun-Times | September 20, 2018: Emanuel pressured to deliver civilian police oversight before leaving office
• Chicago Tribune | September 20, 2018: Group calls on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to act on civilian police oversight before he leaves office
• WBEZ | May 30, 2018: ‘Grassroots’ Plan Seeks Accountability For Police Leadership
• NPR | May 28, 2018: Chicago Debates If Civilian Groups Should Oversee Police
• Chicago Sun-Times | May 18, 2018: After chaotic hearing on civilian oversight of cops, alderman to change format
• ABC-7 | May 21, 2018: Police union president insists no more civilian oversight needed
• Chicago Sun-Times | May 10, 2018: Mayoral ally schedules five public hearings on civilian police review
• Chicago Tribune | April 6, 2018: Haggling over citizen oversight of CPD
• CBS-2 | April 6, 2018: The Promise Of Transparency
• WTTW | April 5, 2018: What Oversight Should Civilians Have Over Chicago Police?
• Chicago Tribune | March 28, 2018: Counterproposals for police oversight board don’t include power to fire superintendent
• ABC-7 | March 13, 2018: Group proposes civilian commission to oversee Chicago police
• WGN-9 | March 13, 2018: Grassroots group wants authority over CPD to improve community relations
• Chicago Tribune | March 13, 2018: Activists stand up for proposed civilian power to fire top Chicago cop
• Chicago Tribune | March 12, 2018: Chicago prepares to debate the role of citizens in police oversight

Alternative Schools Network (ASN)

• Chicago Sun-Times | Monday, June 12, 2017: Chicago youth jobs report highlights need for better public transit
• Chicago Tribune | Monday, June 12, 2017: Column: Pay to train at-risk youths now or pay for them later
• Chicago Tribune | Monday, June 12, 2017: Nearly 90,000 Cook County teens, young adults not in school or working, report says
• Crain’s Chicago Business | Monday, June 12, 2017: Report paints dismal picture of youth joblessness in Chicago
• Chicago Tribune | Saturday, January 28, 2017: Report says youth unemployment chronic, concentrated and deeply rooted
• ABC 7 News | Monday, January 30, 2017: Panel tackles youth unemployment, Chicago violence
• CBS Chicago | Monday, January 30, 2017: Study ties loss of jobs to rise in violent crime
• Chicagoist | Monday, January 30, 2017: “Chronic” unemployment of young people of color Tied to Crime: Study
• Crain’s Chicago Business | Saturday, January 28, 2017: Chicago joblessness and crime are connected, U of I report concludes
• Chicago Sun-Times | Tuesday, February 7, 2017: Black leaders to Trump: Chicago needs urban renewal not tweets
• Chicago Sun-Times | Sunday, February 12, 2017: Job skills and opportunities deter violence
• Chicago Tribune | Monday, January 30, 2017: Hopelessness: A Byproduct of violence in Chicago
• Chicago Tribune | Wednesday, February 1, 2017: Editorial: Fix Chicago’s violence? Start by helping kids land jobs
• Chicago Tribune | Saturday, January 28, 2017: Report says youth unemployment chronic, concentrated and deeply rooted
• WBEZ | Monday, January 30, 2017:  Chronic youth unemployment hurts Chicago
• Crain’s Chicago Business | Friday, January 22, 2016: New report details huge unemployment among young blacks, Latinos in Chicago
• Chicago Tribune | Monday, January 25, 2016: Nearly half of young black men in Chicago out of work, out of school: report
• Chicago Tribune | Monday, January 25, 2016: Commentary: Want to curb violence? Give black men a job
• Catalyst Chicago | Monday, January 25, 2016: Take 5: Borrowing delay, Little Village victory, youth unemployment
• RedEye | Monday, January 25, 2016: Nearly half of young black men in Chicago out of work, out of school: report
• DNAInfo |Monday, January 25, 2016: Young, Black & Out of Work: Study Explores Unemployment Crisis in Chicago
• Jet Magazine |Monday, January 25, 2016: A Disturbing Report on Black Men in Chicago
• Ebony | Monday, January 25, 2016: Report Shows Dramatic Disparities in Youth Unemployment in Chicago
• ChicagoNow | Monday, January 25, 2016: Nearly half of Chicago’s young black men are out of work, out of school
• Hispanic Trending | Monday, January 25, 2016: UIC Study Shows High Unemployment Among Black, Hispanic Youth In Chicago
• Fusion | Monday, January 25, 2016: Nearly half of young black men in Chicago are neither in school nor working
• Progress Illinois | Tuesday, January 26, 2016: Report: Chicago’s Youth Hit Hard By Unemployment
• Examiner.com | Tuesday, January 26, 2016: Nearly half of young black Chicago males are unemployed and not in school
• Latin Post | Tuesday, January 26, 2016: Chicago, New York and Los Angeles Home to Highest Numbers of Unemployed Hispanics, Blacks
• Tri-State Defender (Memphis) | Wednesday, January 27, 2016: SPECIAL REPORT: Disconnected youth – Amid a nationwide crisis, the Chicago situation is acute
• Chicago Sun Times | Wednesday, January 27, 2016: Mitchell: Job creation should start at home
• Politico | Wednesday, January 27, 2016: DEVASTATING STATS — Nearly half of young black men in Chicago out of work, out of school: report
• Real Times Media | Wednesday, January 27, 2016: SPECIAL REPORT: Disconnected youth – Amid a nationwide crisis, the Chicago situation is acute
• Hyde Park Herald | Thursday, January 28, 2016: Report finds high rates of unemployment among city’s Black youth
• Capitol Fax | Thursday, January 28, 2016: Today’s numbers: Horrific
• Atlanta Black Star | Friday, January 29, 2016: The Staggering Facts Behind Why Nearly Half of Chicago’s Black Men Are Unemployed and Out of School
• World Socialist Website | Monday, February 1, 2016: Report reveals ongoing social crisis for Chicago’s youth and young adult
• Chicago Tribune | Wednesday, February 10, 2016: Obama to return to the scene of the “Lost Years”
• Windy City Live  | Wednesday, January 27, 2016: CHICAGO URBAN YOUTH JOBS STATS
• CBS Chicago | Saturday, January 23, 2016:UIC Study Highlights High Unemployment Among Black, Hispanic Youth
• CAN TV Saturday, January 23, 2016: Youth Employment Hearing
• WTTW | Friday, January 30, 2015: Chicago Tonight
• WLS-ABC | Sunday, February 1, 2015:  (link to view)
• CLTV | Friday, January 30, 2015: (links to view here, here and here)
• WBBM-CBS | Friday, January 30, 2015: (link to view)
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• WBEZ-FM NPR Radio | Friday, January 30, 2015: (link to listen)
• WBEZ-FM NPR Radio | Friday, January 30, 2015: (link to listen)
• WSNS-Telemundo | Friday, January 30, 2015: (link to view)
• Chicago Sun-Times | Friday, January 24, 2014: Teen gap shows how far we have to go: Mary Mitchell | Go to client page>>
• WBEZ-FM NPR Radio | Friday, January 17, 2014: Stagnant employment picture for Illinois teens | Go to client page>>
• WFLD Fox 32, Fox Chicago News | Friday, January 17, 2014: (Online post) New Study Finds 92% of African American Male Teens Are Unemployed | Go to client page>>
• Chicago Reporter | Friday, January 17, 2014: Illinois is in top 10 for teen unemployment: Report | Go to client page>>
• DNAinfo (Sam Cholke) | Monday, January 20, 2014: Teens Push Lawmakers as Unemployment Climbs to 89 Percent for Black Teens | Go to client page>>
• Chicago Sun-Times | December 12, 2012: Take on high school dropout crisis | Go to client page>>
• CBS Moneywatch | January 24, 2012: Report: Teen Employment Drops in Illinois | Go to client page>>
• Chicago Tribune | January 24, 2012: Job search not working out for vast majority of teens | Go to client page>>
• WBEZ Chicago Public Radio | January 24, 2013: Stagnant employment picture for Illinois teens | Go to client page>>

Chicago Housing Initiative

• Chicago Sun-Times | January 19, 2014:Editorial: CHA sits on cash as needs rise | Go to client page>>
• Fox32 (WFLD-TV) Chicago | September 11, 2013: Thousands of low-income families erased from CHA`s waiting list | Go to client page>>
• Chicago Tribune | September 19, 2013: The Wait to Return | Go to client page>>

Council on Foundations

• Chicago Tribune | April 7, 2013: Emanuel: ‘Policing, prevention, penalties and parenting’ needed to stop gun violence | Go to client page>>

Cure Violence/CeaseFire Illinois

• Chicago Sun Times | Saturday, April 19, 2014: In Pre-Easter March, Chicago Religious, Community Activists Call For Peace
• WLS-TV Chicago (ABC 7 Eyewitness News) | Saturday, April 19, 2014:  Anti-violence Easter March Held In South Chicago
• DNAinfo Chicago | Friday, April 18, 2014: Anti-violence March And Prayer Service Set For Saturday In South Chicago

Generations Community Bank

• DNAinfo.com | March 22, 2013: Investment Group Poised to Acquire South Side Highland Community Bank | Go to client page>>
• Crain’s Chicago Business | March 21, 2013: Possible rescue for black-owned, South Side bank | Go to client page>>

Journey For Justice

• Associated Press | February 3, 2013: The Big Story: School Turnarounds Prompt Community Backlash | Go to client page>>
• Huffington Post | January 29, 2013: School Closures Violate Civil Rights, Protestors Tell Arne Duncan | Go to client page>>
• New York Times | January 28, 2013: Education Dept. to Hear School Closing Complaints | Go to client page>>

Pullman Rail Journeys

• Forbes Travel Guide: Startle Blog | November 27, 2012: Restored Pullman Trains Take Travelers Back To A Simpler Time | Go to client page>>
• AZCentral.com | October 11, 2012: Pullman Restores Rail Cars for 1st-Class U.S. Rail Travel With Pullman Rail Journeys | Go to client page>>

Youth Connection Charter Schools

• WBEZ Radio | October 4, 2012: Young people register to vote in Daley Plaza | Go to client page>>
• CAN-TV | October 4, 2012: Student Voter Registration Drive (Video) | Go to client page>>

Instituto del Progreso Latino

• Chicago Sun-Times | November 16, 2011: Local Latinos provide boost to the economy  | Go to client page>>
• Chicago Tribune | November 16, 2011: Study: Latinos will be 25% of Chicago’s workforce by 2015  | Go to client page>>

Metropolitan Tenants Organization

• Chicago Tribune | September 16, 2009: Chicago renters spending more of their paychecks on shelter  | Go to client page>>
• Progress Illinois | September 15, 2009: Chicago’s Rental Housing Shortage  | Go to client page>>

The Eleanor Foundation

• Education News | May 14, 2009: More Single Working Mothers Live in Suburbs than Cities | Go to client page>>
• ABC 7 Chicago | May 13, 2009: Report: Single mothers making do with less | Go to client page>>

National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC)

• WSCV – TV – TELEMUNDO | September 17, 2014: Analizarn crisis humanitaria fronteriza
• KLDO – UNIVISION | September 16, 2014: Primer Impacto Extra 10pm
• KUNA – TELEMUNDO | September 16, 2014: Noticias at 6pm
• KSMS – UNIVISION | September 16, 2014: Noticias 67 at 6pm
• KAKW – UNIVISION | September 16, 2014: Noticias Austin 5pm
• KAKW – UNIVISION | September 16, 2014: Noticias Austin 10pm
• UNIVISION | September 16, 2014: Activistas piden mayores protecciones y cuidados para los miles de niños migrantes
• WSCV – TV [TELEMUNDO 51] | September 17, 2014: Analizarán crisis humanitaria fronteriza
• Think Progress | September 17, 2014: Meet Margarita, Who Was Robbed At Gunpoint And May Be Deported Back To HondurasRadio
• Hoy Los Angeles | September 16, 2014: Niños de la frontera regresan a la violencia y las carencias
• WBAI – FM | September 16, 2014: Wakeup Call

Great Cities Institute at University of Illinois at Chicago

• WLS-ABC | November 14, 2014 (link to view)
• WBEZ-FM-NPR RADIO | November 13, 2014 (link to listen)

Woods Fund Chicago

• WGN-AM-RADIO | October 22, 2014 (link to listen)

Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Inc. (NHS)

• Citizen Weekly | May 25, 2016: Program encourage homebuyers to choose Woodlawn