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Home » Archives for Grace Del Vecchio

Author Archives: Grace Del Vecchio

Posted inNews

ShotSpotter’s deafening impact

by Grace Del Vecchio and Matt Chapman May 12, 2022May 23, 2022

Chicago has quietly expanded the surveillance technology’s footprint—but it’s still disproportionately listening to Black and Brown communities.

Posted inNews & Politics

“Free the Reader!”

by Elly Boes, Grace Del Vecchio and 14 East Magazine April 28, 2022April 29, 2022

Staffers picketed Reader co-owner Leonard C. Goodman’s Lakeview home in support of the city’s oldest free alt-weekly.

The police used pepper spray to subdue protesters attempting to remove the statue of Christopher Columbus from Grant Park.
Posted inNews & Politics

Brutal and beautiful summer

by Grace Del Vecchio May 26, 2021August 13, 2021

Three stories from the front lines of the 2020 protests, when the bridges went up and the statues came down

Posted inNews & Politics

Here’s what you need to know about participatory budgeting

by Grace Del Vecchio April 30, 2021August 18, 2021

“It sounded like the way I thought democracy was supposed to work.”

Posted inNews & Politics

Four actual proposals for cutting Chicago’s police budget right now

by Grace Del Vecchio and City Bureau November 25, 2020August 18, 2021

We likely won’t see the 75 percent cut that organizers have asked for, but there are some proposals on the table.

Posted inNews & Politics

How do you give Chicagoans a say in the city’s budget?

by Grace Del Vecchio and City Bureau November 13, 2020August 18, 2021

A Q&A with the designer of the People’s Budget bus tour

Posted inNews & Politics

How does the city budget work?

by Grace Del Vecchio, Kelly Garcia, Corli Jay, F. Amanda Tugade and City Bureau October 20, 2020August 18, 2021

A guide to who holds the power and purse strings when it comes to Chicago’s money

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicago’s budget crisis, explained

by Grace Del Vecchio, Kelly Garcia, Corli Jay, F. Amanda Tugade and City Bureau October 20, 2020August 18, 2021

Budget season is here but it’s more dogged than usual. How will the city recover from a nearly billion-dollar budget gap?

Posted inNews & Politics

How many buildings does your landlord own?

by Grace Del Vecchio September 16, 2020August 18, 2021

A database matches rental properties with owners, whether they like it or not.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘This is not a war zone’

by Grace Del Vecchio August 12, 2020August 18, 2021

What happened in Englewood in the three crucial hours after the police shooting of Latrell Allen

Posted inNews & Politics

Inside the 19-hour occupation of the University of Chicago Police headquarters

by Grace Del Vecchio June 18, 2020August 18, 2021

“I’m fighting for my future, I’m fighting for my safety, I’m fighting for the people who come after me.”

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