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Charmaine Runes

Mapping Chicago’s Racial Segregation

by Jacqueline Serrato, Charmaine Runes and Pat Sier
February 24, 2022February 26, 2022

Interactive Map of House City Events

A guide to DCASE’s outdoor House music festival

by Charmaine Runes and Jim Daley
August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

Chicago’s Vaccine Disparity Widens

An update on Chicago’s vaccination efforts

by Charmaine Runes
June 24, 2021July 5, 2021
Black and brown runners posing outside the Art Institute in downtown Chicago

Running for the South Side

South of Roosevelt, running groups aim to make Black and brown runners visible and safe

by Charmaine Runes
April 24, 2021April 27, 2021
Mapping Essential Workers. Illustration By: Maggie OBrien.

Grocery Store Employees Among Essential Workers Lagging Behind on Vaccines

Chicago's grocery store workers are in one of the largest job sectors eligible for the vaccine in Phase 1b and tend to live on the South and West Sides.

by Charmaine Runes
March 17, 2021March 19, 2021
Chicago Counting. Photo Credit: Charmaine Runes

Chicago’s Winter Homeless Count May Be Inaccurate, Critics Charge

Chicago’s annual homeless count provides a “snapshot” of who is sleeping on the street, but critics say it’s inaccurate and can be traumatic.

by Charmaine Runes
February 3, 2021February 12, 2021

As Remote Learning Continues, Reopening Plans Remain a Concern

Worries abound that reopening schools will not improve the educational experience of children in communities where COVID-19 positivity rates are the highest—and may put them at risk. 

by Elora Apantaku and Charmaine Runes
January 5, 2021March 22, 2022
A mint green bike leans against one of Semillas de Justicia's fences. Credit: Charmaine Runes

Bicycling for Environmental Justice

Cyclists took a pedal-powered tour of community gardens and sites of environmental degradation and neglect

by Charmaine Runes
October 27, 2020November 1, 2020
Monthly Map of Deaths per 10,000. Cartographer Bea Malsky

COVID-19: An Illustrated FAQ

Up-to-date information on how to keep yourself and others safe, and what lies ahead for Chicago

by Elora Apantaku, Charmaine Runes, Thumy Phan, Grae Rosa and Bea Malsky
August 6, 2020August 7, 2020

A City of Extremes: How the 1995 heat wave and COVID-19 reveal what’s changed (and what hasn’t) in Chicago’s health equity landscape

by Elora Apantaku and Charmaine Runes
July 22, 2020July 26, 2020

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Notes

Early voting begins

June 15, 2022

Lightfoot gets to appoint another alderperson

June 1, 2022June 20, 2022

How is that different from raising the bridges?

May 18, 2022