The Chicago Reporter is pleased to announce the recent appointments to its summer Fellows Program 2023. Following a period of fellowship being conducted virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s students will work in a new hybrid style, either remotely or on site.

As a former education beat reporter, the founder of Catalyst worked tirelessly to reform Chicago Public Schools.

Community Renewal Society announced that a highly regarded Chicago area news leader has been named to the top spot at The Chicago Reporter. L. Nicole Trottie will take the helm as publisher. The announcement builds on a strategic plan to guide the future of Chicago’s top nonprofit investigative news organization.

On September 23, people from in and around Chicago gathered for an in-person event to celebrate TCR’s 50 years of investigative reporting on racial equality. Learn more and view the video and pictures from the event here.

Learn how The Chicago Reporter began as a publication and why it holds a unique racial justice focus.

View the proclamations and resolutions given by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City Council at The Chicago Reporter’s 50th Anniversary Celebration.

In honor of the Chicago Reporter's 50th Anniversary, CRS hosted an in-person event to celebrate TCR’s 50 years of investigative reporting on racial equality. See the event’s program details and speaker bios.

When the din of typewriter keys in newsrooms across the county got quieter and many owners decided to close shop, a Chicagoan named John McDermott embarked on a mission in Chicago and brought a vision for news that has lasted 50 years.