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Anushuya Thapa

Anushuya Thapa is a Chicago-based freelance reporter with a love for fiction, latin social dancing, and the outdoors. She splits her time between Chicago and Kathmandu and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University. When she’s not writing, she’s either at a Salsa club or trying (and failing) to get better at chess. You can read her work in Crosscut, InvestigateWest, or The Daily Northwestern.

Anushuya's Latest Articles

Despite delays, IDOT reconstruction plan to completely rebuild Wood Street by 2025

By Anushuya Thapa

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Health

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September 19, 2023

It is a three-mile project along Wood Street and Ashland Avenue, all the way from 138th Street in Riverdale, passing through Dixmoor, to 161st Street in Harvey.

Harvey schools continue to adapt to pandemic-driven bus driver shortage

By Anushuya Thapa

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Education & Youth

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March 12, 2023

A lack of bus drivers is creating new challenges for Harvey schools, like strains on academic support programs and accessible education. What are districts doing to resolve the problem?