December 21, 2021  

ILLN and DePaul University announce partnership

Illinois Latino News (ILLN) is proud to announce its new partnership with DePaul University, a partnership investing in the next generation of journalists. The collaboration between ILLN and DePaul University will provide students with mentoring, real work experience, and greater visibility for their work. Marla Krause, Journalism Instructor at DePaul University, and Faculty Advisor to […]

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December 17, 2021  

Sylvia Puente on leading with ‘ganas’

While the holiday malaise has abated the battle to redraw Chicago’s 50 wards, for the time being, both Latino and Black council caucuses are taking a breath, eyeballing each other, looking for signs of weakness before the next round. Latinos demand more wards in the new map (15 Latino wards and 16 Black wards), arguing […]

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December 15, 2021  

Irina Matchavariani, RJI Student Joins ILLatinoNews

Seven students at the Missouri School of Journalism will work at local news organizations around the country this summer as part of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute’s (RJI) Student Innovation Fellowships program, gaining hands-on experience helping the outlets connect with their audiences. Students will work on a wide range of projects for the partner […]

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