We hear you. You are the reason we do what we do. So as we close out the year, here are some stories from 2021 that reflect on all the good being done in the community – to illustrate why we say we don’t cover the news, we uncover it.
CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov wanted to interview a 17-year-old boy who in turn wanted to tell his story about how he was locked up by the stateChicago Weather: Winter Storm Watch For The New Year Weekend
But a law banned him from speaking with journalists. His case ultimately f=”https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/30/teen-spends-67-days-longer-than-necessary-in-psychiatric-ward-and-now-dcfs-is-fighting-his-request-to-tell-his-story/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>ended up in court – and Kozlov fought to interview him and won. Thanks to her efforts, all youth in Illinois DCFS custody are now entitled to speak with journalists.
“We’re able to teach them boxing is not necessarily a tool of violence; but really they call it a sweet art, it’s a science,” Wright told CBS 2’s Ryan Baker. “It’s a sweet science.”Action After Illinois Department Of Employment Security Sends Social Security Information Wrong Claimants When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and unemployment skyrocketed, CBS 2 made a promise to help those struggling to find a job or file for unemployment benefits. But our Working for Chicago reporting has gone beyond just posting job listings – we exposed systemic failures in the state’s unemployment services.
We were the first to tell you about rampant fraud in the extended benefits programs, and we uncovered how the Illinois Department of Employment Security was contributing to that fraud by
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