Proclamations and Resolutions From The Chicago Reporter's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Resolution

WHEREAS, established in 1972, The Chicago Reporter was founded by John A. McDermott, who sought to create the nation's first publication devoted to analyzing and investigating local racial issues

WHEREAS, fifty years ago, The Chicago Reporter was founded on the heels of the civil rights movement of the 1960s; The Reporter confronts racial and economic inequality using the power of investigative journalism

WHEREAS, The Chicago Reporter’s mission since its inception has been national but grounded in Chicago, one of the most segregated cities in the nation and a bellwether for urban policies

WHEREAS, in its trademark style of dispassionate but exhaustive reporting, The Chicago Reporter broke dozens of stories documenting widespread discrimination against African Americans in corporate hiring, city services, and governmental affairs

WHEREAS, over the last four decades, The Chicago Reporter’s staffers have won numerous awards, including the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Clarion Award, dozens of Lisagor Awards, and a series of Kogan Awards from the Chicago Bar Association; now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this twenty-third day of September 23, 2022, do hereby wish to honor the history, the legacy, and the future of The Chicago Reporter and extend our most heartfelt and sincere admiration of this cornerstone of journalism excellence and its commitment to the fair and accurate treatment and representation of the diverse communities of the City of Chicago; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to The Chicago Reporter as a sign of our honor and respect.

Sophia King Alderman, 4th Ward