Eight Illinois Newsrooms Taking Part in Report For America

Report for America is placing 250 journalists across the country in the coming year.

Eight Illinois news outlets are participating:

Report for America will partner with 45 local news outlets across the Midwest. Regional support comes from the Joyce Foundation, placing six reporters across Great Lakes states focused on statehouse and policy coverage.

Belleville News Democrat	Belleville, IL	East St. Louis, IL K-12 education
Block Club Chicago	Chicago, IL	Austin and North Lawndale neighborhoods on the West Side of Chicago Lakeview/Boystown/Lincoln Park areas on the West side of Chicago, home to the largest population of the city’s LGBTQ community.
Capitol News Illinois	Springfield, IL	Illinois state legislature, especially effects on ethnic and minority communities in Illinois Videographer to cover state legislature and pressing state issues
Chicago Sun Times	Chicago, IL	South and West Chicago Photojournalism of South and West sides of Chicago
Southern Illinois Local Media Group – Chester and Murphysboro	Du Quoin, IL	The town of Chester
The Chicago Reporter / Univision	Chicago, IL	Aurora, Elgin, Joliet, Cicero, Waukegan and other Chicago exurbs
The Daily Herald	Arlington Heights, IL	Minority communities in Lake County Northern DuPage County State legislative races and local elections in suburban districts
WNIJ Northern Public Radio	DeKalb, IL	Substandard housing and police relations

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