Grace Donnelly, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Mon, 22 May 2017 15:09:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Grace Donnelly, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com 32 32 163009088 Re-entry: one man’s road to recovery and redemption https://www.chicagoreporter.com/re-entry-one-mans-road-to-recovery-and-redemption/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/re-entry-one-mans-road-to-recovery-and-redemption/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:47:52 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=54610 Re-entering society successfully after incarceration can involve overcoming addictions that paved the way to prison. John Williams has found ways to try to stay healthy--physically, mentally and spiritually--while navigating the challenges of recovery. Photo Fellow Grace Donnelly documented his journey.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/re-entry-one-mans-road-to-recovery-and-redemption/feed/ 0 54610 Leaving prison, reclaiming a life https://www.chicagoreporter.com/leaving-prison-reclaiming-a-life/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/leaving-prison-reclaiming-a-life/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:26:35 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=53058 Leaving prison is like having a second chance at life, a chance that starts the moment an inmate walks through the prison gate.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/leaving-prison-reclaiming-a-life/feed/ 0 53058 Life goes on as Washington Park awaits news about Obama library https://www.chicagoreporter.com/life-goes-on-as-washington-park-awaits-news-about-obama-library-2/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/life-goes-on-as-washington-park-awaits-news-about-obama-library-2/#respond Fri, 29 May 2015 18:06:55 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=50912 Washington Park is a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side that could undergo major changes if the presidential library is located nearby.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/life-goes-on-as-washington-park-awaits-news-about-obama-library-2/feed/ 0 50912 Our neighborhood pick: Austin https://www.chicagoreporter.com/our-neighborhood-pick-austin/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/our-neighborhood-pick-austin/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2015 13:00:56 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=24095 From barbershops to churches to sprawling mansions, the Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side is home to many establishments with a long history and residents who are eager to maintain and revitalize the community.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/our-neighborhood-pick-austin/feed/ 1 24095 Englewood peace mural brings community together https://www.chicagoreporter.com/englewood-peace-mural-brings-community-together/ http://chicago-reporter.dev.cshp.co/englewood-peace-mural-brings-community-together/ The peace mural was designed with pieces of materials broken and placed into colorful mosaics. But the focus of the three dozen people attending a recent dedication of the newly installed mural in Englewood was not on fragments but on a neighborhood coming together. “We are bringing two communities together today,” Catonya Withers told the group gathered at a viaduct at 63rd Street and Wallace Avenue on Saturday,” so why not come out and celebrate?”

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