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Dan Mihalopoulos Dec 23, 2022

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Forest Gregg Dec 22, 2022

@derekeder @dmihalopoulos did great reporting on top of our data.

now city reporters can dig into all the snow scandals with *official* city data!

Dan Mihalopoulos Dec 20, 2022

With the season's 1st big snowstorm predicted, a timely story about potentially deadly "snow ramps" by the Sun-Times https://www.wbez.org/stories/grieving-parents-warn-packed-snow-at-side-of-elevated-roads-can-be-deadly/62e30bc7-7c60-47cc-8390-ba0838affb42

Grieving parents warn: Packed snow at side of elevated roads can be deadly

Christopher Weber’s parents initially thought their son’s deadly plunge off a highway bridge was a freak accident. Now, they say more should be done to prevent “snow-ramp” crashes.

WBEZ Chicago

Dan Mihalopoulos Dec 20, 2022

WBEZ's Dave McKinney has covered Illinois politics for decades.

But Jesse White, 88, has been involved even longer.

Hear White's exit interview https://www.wbez.org/stories/jesse-white-discusses-career-racism-that-shaped-it/849f168b-d30a-44f4-8d17-3a95f84b361d

Retiring Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White reveals the racism that shaped his legacy

You may know White because his name is on your driver’s license or you’ve seen his tumblers at parades. But there’s a lot more to White’s legendary political career as it comes to an end.

WBEZ Chicago

Dan Mihalopoulos Dec 16, 2022

My WBEZ colleague @estheryjkang is also here on Mastodon now. Follow her. Here's just one example of her great work https://www.wbez.org/stories/deported-woman-reunites-with-her-mount-prospect-family/7e6434dc-fec9-41eb-959e-643c47d941d2

A Mount Prospect woman is home for good after three-year deportation

Julita Bartolome was deported in 2019 to the Philippines during a wave of immigration crackdowns by the Trump administration.

WBEZ Chicago

Dan Mihalopoulos Dec 16, 2022

Glad to be here #Chicago #Politics #twitterexodus