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This project was co-produced with @blockclubchi.bsky.social, @invisible.institute, @thetriibe.com, Cicero Independiente, and the Investigative Project on Race & Equity.
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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And our immigration editor Alma Campos is also a finalist for the Dorothy Storck award, which will also be announced at tonight's event.

Please join us in congratulating these journalists, and all the great nominees!

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CJA Names 2025 Dorothy Storck Award Finalists and Ceremony Emcee - Chicago Journalists Association
Alma Campos, Brandis Friedman and Shia Kapos have been named finalists for the Chicago Journalists Association’s Dorothy Storck Award.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Our sister publication Hyde Park Herald's photographer Marc Monaghan was also a finalist for photography of South Side cowboys.
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Sunny skies bring big smiles to South Shore rodeo
As young riders groomed their horses ahead of the Broken Arrow Riding Club’s annual Speed and Action Rodeo on a sunny Sunday morning earlier this month, hundreds of showgoers eagerly
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November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Jim Daley and Max Blaisdell, together with Type Investigations' Ethan Corey, are also finalists for their data-heavy analysis of ShotSpotter, which showed that the gunshot detection company routinely missed reported shootings.

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ShotSpotter Routinely Missed Reported Shootings, City Data Shows
In a recent 20-month period, more than 20% of shootings and reckless discharges in Chicago’s coverage area had no corresponding ShotSpotter alert.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Alma Campos, Jacqueline Serrato, and José Abonce are finalists in the Immigration category for stories about where people go when ICE arrests them and how Chicago communities mobilized this year to resist ICE.
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No Due Process: Inside ICE’s Deceptive Arrests in Chicago
On June 4, ICE agents arrested a community organizer and mother, Gladis Yolanda Chavez Pineda along with at least nine others in Chicago’s South Loop. A petition urging her release has drawn over 10,0...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Jasmine Barnes' story on how The Rink, the only remaining Black-owned roller rink in Illinois, has survived and evolved over 50 years is a finalist in the Business category.

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The Rink Celebrates 50 Years as ‘A Powerhouse in the Community’
Illinois’ only Black-owned roller rink preserves culture and celebrates community in Chatham.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Jim Daley is a finalist in the Features category for his story on how Chicagoans are interrupting violence at its roots, part of a collaborative series with Illinois Answers Project that was itself nominated in the Innovative Storytelling section.

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Jobs. Block Clubs. Investment: How Chicagoans Are Interrupting Violence at its Roots
The causes and solutions to gun violence are difficult to quantify—or control. One thing is clear: gun violence is highest in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods. Organizers in the hardest-hit communities...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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For 2024's Best of the South Side, Alma wrote about how the vivid, larger-than-life landmarks, murals, and natural spaces that populate the South Side inspire her.

Congrats to all three finalists and thanks to the CJA!
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South Side as Inspiration: Alma Campos
In this narrative odyssey, Senior Editor Alma Campos paints vivid imagery of the green and rust of the South Side from Calumet Park to McKinley Park.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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In August, Alma investigated a loophole in Cook County's crime victim data portal that allows federal immigration agents to access immigrants' personal information. 4/5
Cook County Sheriff ‘Data Loophole’ Lets ICE Access Immigrant Info
A clause in the county’s contract lets an information system designed for crime victims funnel sensitive data to ICE-contracted LexisNexis.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Earlier this month, Alma edited a report by Weekly and Invisible Institute reporters on a shocking late-night raid by ICE agents of a South Shore apartment building. 3/5
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Last week, Alma interviewed family of Silverio González Villegas, who ICE agents shot and killed in Franklin Park last month, and traced the journey he took to his final resting place in Michoacán. 2/5
A Tragic Homecoming
After nearly two decades in Chicago, Silverio Villegas González returned to Michoacán in a coffin. His death at the hands of federal agents left two families divided by borders, shattered with grief, ...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM