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Jaylene Rodriguez
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Dec 13, 2021

Illinois Traffic Stop Data Shows Racial Disparity

By Jaylene Rodriguez Dave Thomas, a 25-year-old teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada, recalled being pulled over in Waukegan, Illinois while being home for break in June of 2015. …

Racial Disparities

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Illinois Traffic Stop Data Shows Racial Disparity
Illinois Traffic Stop Data Shows Racial Disparity
Racial Disparities

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Nov 9, 2021

COVID-19 and Chicago’s Broadband Gap: Educational Inequity Amongst CPS Students

By Jaylene Rodriguez In April of 2020, Illinois extended its mandated statewide school closure through the remainder of the 2019–20 school year just shortly after the CDC declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Chicago Public Schools quickly had to shift its approach to implement online curriculum and accommodate its students. CPS managed…

Chicago Public Schools

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Chicago Public Schools

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Apr 29, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in Chicago: Disparities Among Neighborhoods

By Jaylene Rodriguez Little Village resident and faith-based organizer Dolores Castañeda detailed her community’s ongoing frustrations with booking appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine. “I recently observed a facility where they were helping individuals schedule appointments and they were not following guidelines. No social distancing, they weren’t disinfecting the seats where…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in Chicago: Disparities Among Neighborhoods
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in Chicago: Disparities Among Neighborhoods
Covid 19

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Mar 16, 2021

$1.9 Stimulus Bill and Unemployment Numbers in Illinois

President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” legislation into law on March 16th 2021, providing millions of Americans with crucial economic relief. The 10.1 million unemployed being the most vulnerable and in dire need of this stimulus. In 2020 of last year, America saw an unemployment increase…

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$1.9 Stimulus Bill and Unemployment Numbers in Illinois
$1.9 Stimulus Bill and Unemployment Numbers in Illinois
Stimulus

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Mar 9, 2021

Recorded Vehicular Carjackings in Chicago 2021

In just the first three months of 2021 Chicago has experienced 24 percent of 2020’s 1,417 vehicular hijackings. Data pulled from the Chicago City Data Portal reports 336 total vehicular carjackings through Feb. 27th this year. In just January alone, the city witnessed a 183 percent increase, CPD reported 218…

Chicago

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Chicago

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Mar 2, 2021

A Look Back at MLB’s 2019 Season and 2021 Regular Season Expectations

Major League Baseball announced on July 9th, 2020 that a full 162-game agenda for the 2021 season was expected. On Feb. 1st, 2021 MLB reinforced this by releasing a statement instructing that all 30 Major League Clubs report to spring training on time, opening day will be April 1st. This…

MLB

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MLB

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Feb 16, 2021

Total regular season home attendance of the Chicago Cubs from 2007–2016

MLB ranked the 2016 Chicago Cubs as the third-best World Series championship squad in the last 25 years. Breaking a 108-year drought, the build-up to the magic of the 2016 team was also greatly reflected in their fan’s home game attendance. Before 2016, the Cubs had not won a World…

Chicago Cubs

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Chicago Cubs

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Feb 11, 2021

Chicago Homicides See Uptick in 2015–16

Chicago

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Chicago

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Chicago Homicides See Uptick in 2015–16

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Dec 3, 2020

Gentrification in Little Village: Redevelopment and Displacement

By Vladimir Guzman, Thomas Peters, and Jaylene Rodriguez Little Village in the South Lawndale neighborhood is a dense community with over 70,000 residents. Over 80% of these residents are of Mexican descent, the neighborhood has long served as a port of entry for immigrants. The neighborhood is culturally significant to…

Gentrification

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Gentrification in Little Village: Redevelopment and Displacement
Gentrification in Little Village: Redevelopment and Displacement
Gentrification

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Nov 12, 2020

Barack Obama’s Speech On Gun Violence In Hyde Park 2013

44th President Barack Obama gives a moving speech on Gun Violence in his hometown of Chicago.

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Barack Obama

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Barack Obama’s Speech On Gun Violence In Hyde Park 2013

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Jaylene Rodriguez

Jaylene Rodriguez

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Third year Communications major/Urban Studies minor at UIC

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