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Unit 5 Team looks into “repeater” cops exposed by The Chicago Reporter

The follow-up investigation on "repeater" cops whose misconduct cost the city millions.

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Catalyst In Depth Spring 2012 Issue: Special Education

Even as CPS opens more new schools, children with special needs have a tougher time finding options...

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Infographic

This infographic highlights the human costs of the debate over the proposed Medicaid cuts:

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The Chicago Reporter May/June 2012 Issue: Police Misconduct

The city’s effort to stem police misconduct is falling short, leaving abusive officers to operate with near impunity.

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Photos: NATO summit protests

Photos by Brent Lewis for The Chicago Reporter

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CRS News

City Council Committee passes High HOPES Resolution

On Wednesday, May 2, the Chicago City Council Committee on Education and Child Development held a hearing restorative justice in Chicago Public Schools. The committee heard testimony for over two hours on the damage done to students and their communities by harsh discipline measures, the benefits of restorative justice, and the need for the CPS central office to implement restorative strategies on a district wide level.

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Victories for Justice on Day of Faith in Action in Springfield

On Tuesday, April 24, over 300 people of faith from CRS member congregations converged on Springfield capitol building for the Community Renewal Society Day of Faith in Action, held annually on the third tuesday after Easter. Community leaders rallied outside the capitol then split into lobbying teams. These teams met with...

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Chicago Reporter wins SPJ's 2011 Delta Sigma Chi Award

The Chicago Reporter has won the national 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism for its coverage of the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) “one-strike” eviction policy in the September/October 2011 issue.

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CRS 3 Day Organizing Training
June 21, 2012 - 9:00am - June 23, 2012 - 7:00pm

Presented by CRS’ Organizing Staff, and focused on faith-based principles, the training focuses on the techniques of organizing, building and using power, and developing the skills needed to become an effective community organizer and leader.

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Anti-NATO activists make the connection between military alliance and local immigration battles
May. 17, 2012

What are the connections between the proposed immigration detention center in Crete, a small town just south of Chicago, and an international military alliance?

Lots, say a group of activists connecting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to immigration issues in Chicago.

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