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Alex Garcia

How New CEO Plans to Energize Sun-Times, WBEZ Union
Interview by Erica Gunderson
Digital media vet Melissa Bell still sees promise and possibility in public media. Read more
Welcome to Northwestern University at Stateville
By Bryan Smith
Inside this maximum security prison, a groundbreaking program offers inmates the chance to earn a degree from one of the country’s top schools. Some will never leave these walls. Here’s why it still matters. Read more
“Cleaning Is Something I Can Do”
By Mark Dixon
In this essay for Northwestern professor Alex Kotlowitz’s narrative nonfiction class, a Stateville inmate from the South Side writes about how he manages to regain a sense of control in prison. Read more
The Group Raising Hell About the L
Interview by Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu
Commuters Take Action cofounder Fabio Göttlicher wants you to know that Chicago’s public transit system is in trouble. Read more
The Decade-Long Push by Brandon Johnson’s Ground Game Organizer
Interview by Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu
Emma Tai started out fighting school closings and ended up helping elect a mayor. Read more
Go Inside the Action at Wrigley Field
By Alex Garcia
This incredible 360° video highlights the sights and sounds of Sunday’s World Series excitement. Read more
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