Stories written by KatieI am a journalism student at Columbia College Chicago aspiring to be an international correspondent in London. My hobbies include writing, reading, traveling, and playing soccer. I currently work with State Representative Cynthia Soto as a media and public relations specialist. My dream career is to travel around the world reporting culture, politics, and news from different countries.
Twenty young adults stood in a circle smiling and laughing about their favorite toppings on hamburgers one late Friday afternoon, the regular routine for students in Latinos Progresando’s Teatro Americano after school program. Teachers Luis Crespo, 34, and Emmanuel Gutierrez, 23, both bring years of experience and expertise to Latinos Progresando‘s theater program, which aims to teach young Latinos how to perform stories that express […]
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The package of tax increases and spending cuts known as the ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ takes effect in January unless Congress passes a budget deal by then. The economy would be hit so hard that it would likely sink into recession in the first half of 2013, economists say. Illinois’ Democratic lawmakers are facing their own description […]
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Suburban Cook County voters set new records for all three types of pre-Election Day voting leading up to Tuesday’s Presidential Election, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Monday. Nearly twice as many people registered and voted during the grace period, mail ballot applications surged 41 percent and Early Voting turnout surpassed the previous record set […]
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Finger pointing, swearing, yelling and eye rolling have dominated one of the most competitive and partisan Congressional races in the country, and that’s just counting the two major party candidates. Featuring negative ads, shifting positions and millions of dollars from national political action groups, the race to represent Illinois’ 8th Congressional district has been expensive […]
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The Democratic congressional candidates in two suburban districts looked to progress their ground games Saturday, using rallies and other events to persuade supporters to vote early and to get their friends and neighbors to join them. In Arlington Heights, Ill., about 100 people attended a rally with Tammy Duckworth and Brad Schneider, two Democrats trying to deduct incumbent Republican freshmen. […]
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Will presidential candidates’ religion matter in next month’s election? Does the religion of voters? Should religion matter at all during an election? In a recent study by Pew Research, one-fifth of the U.S. public – and a third of adults under 30 – are religiously unaffiliated today, the highest percentages ever in Pew Research Center […]
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The Chicago Marathon took place on Oct.7th, and being more than 25 miles long, it took the runners and spectators from Addison Avenue to 35th St. Streets were closed all over town as the groups of runners ran past the mile markers. The Mobile Journalism students considered how to cover an event that had so […]
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