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Maureen Dunne

Maureen Dunne is a civic reporter with the Harvey World Herald. She holds a  journalism degree from DePaul University (’22).

As a lifelong Chicagoan and Chicago Public Schools graduate, her reporting focuses on Chicago’s cultures and communities, city politics and the judicial system. As part of DePaul University’s Center for Journalism Excellence and Integrity, she has reported on Cook County’s electronic monitoring system as well as abortion access in Illinois in stories airing on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight.

When not typing furiously into a Google Doc, she’s a cello player in an Irish band, bartender, urban gardener and recovering political organizer. Her work has appeared in Injustice Watch, City Bureau’s Documenters program, Vocalo Radio, 14 East Magazine and the DePaulia.

Maureen's Latest Articles

MWRD still financing drug disposal, despite state law requiring pharmaceutical companies to front costs

“It's time for us to pass this cost back to Big Pharma where it belongs,” Commissioner Cameron Davis said. “It's also time to not keep the burden on the shoulders of our taxpayers.”

SH SD151 weighs financial impact of Trump administration’s legislative and budget priorities

The federal government endeavors to shutter the Department of Education and eliminate financial support for school systems that serve low-income families.

Harvey residents allowed to use credit cards to make municipal payments

“This ordinance allows us to provide payers with the flexibility to use their preferred payment method—whether it’s a check, cash, debit card, or credit card,” Mayor Chris Clark said. The city comptroller’s own credit card, however, took center stage.

PSC board denies funding for college tour due to DEI rollbacks by Trump administration

A program designed to expose youth from underrepresented backgrounds to higher education will not be permitted to take a college tour after the Prairie State College board denied its funding request. Now, some staffers whose roles focus on inclusion efforts fear for their jobs, officials said.

‘Everybody Hates Chris’ : Clothing becomes a political protest of Clark administration

Mayor Chris Clark has ordered police to remove critics from council meetings, use the city’s court system to silence them, tried to frame critics for crimes, and suppress free speech. Now, residents are using fashion to fight back.

MWRD approves additional financial aid for two former Myrtle Ave. residents

The board approved increased relocation assistance for a former homeowner and renter on the block, made to leave to make way for a controversial detention pond project.

Coolidge Middle School to debut $4.2 million art and science facility in 2026

A maker’s lab, black box theater, and rehearsal studios will be built on the school’s second floor.

Thornton Township hall in South Holland set to shutter due to insurance lapse

Property insurance coverage expired Dec. 1, 2024. Now, the administrative building is set to close.

MWRD plans $5.5 million payment to Crestwood to aid flood control initiative near Calumet-Sag Channel

The project dovetails with flood control efforts in nearby Midlothian and Robbins.

Still reeling from long-term effects of COVID-19, Bryant and Holmes elementary schools see modest improvements in student readiness

The COVID-19 pandemic troubled math scores, but a district official stressed continued efforts to bolster them going forward.

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