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Manny Ramos

Manny comes to Illinois Answers Project after four years at the Chicago Sun-Times where he most recently covered transportation. During his time at the Sun-Times, he covered a broad range of topics, including communities and the U.S. Census Bureau. Manny joined the Sun-Times as a Report for America corps member with a mission to strengthen the paper’s coverage of issues facing the city’s South and West Sides. Manny is a Chicago native who has a background in service and solution journalism - which was showcased during his time at City Bureau, a nonprofit civic media organization. He was part of teams that reported on dwindling community-policing initiatives, public health issues related to building demolitions and how incarcerated people struggle to seek post-conviction relief. Manny also has written for the Chicago Reader, WBEZ Chicago, The Groundtruth Project, and South Side Weekly. He graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism.

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Posted inInvestigations

What’s the Cost of a Labor Peace Agreement?

by Manny Ramos March 17, 2023March 24, 2023

Human services providers claim the new ordinance would have a financial burden, but the agreement has no associated costs

Posted inCriminal Justice & Public Safety

Chicago Police’s Foot Pursuit Policy Explained

by Manny Ramos March 9, 2023March 14, 2023

A police officer seemingly adhered to the Chicago Police Department’s foot pursuit policy — still cost him his life

Posted inInvestigations

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Claims That Illinois and Chicago Cut Police Spending Are False

by Manny Ramos February 23, 2023February 24, 2023

The Republican governor visited Elmhurst in what was pegged as a pro-police rally where he compared crime rates of Chicago to the whole state of Florida

Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

A Revived Push for a Labor Peace Agreement With City Nonprofits

by Manny Ramos February 9, 2023February 8, 2023

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd) told the Illinois Answers Project she was disheartened by nonprofit leaders who showed their opposition for an ordinance that would bar employers from interfering in union organizing efforts.

Posted inSolutions

Would Transit Ambassadors Improve the CTA?

by Manny Ramos February 7, 2023February 22, 2023

Transit ambassadors are being introduced in transit systems from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Cleveland and Philadelphia but evidence of its effectiveness remains limited

These types of assault-style rifles, shown earlier this month, at a Tinley Park gun store, are the kinds of guns banned for sale under a new assault weapons ban in Illinois. (Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Posted inCriminal Justice & Public Safety

Explained: Illinois’ Assault Weapons Ban and the Legal Challenges It Faces

by Manny Ramos January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

A new law banning assault weapons is facing an uphill legal battle with scholars hesitant to say it will survive challenges

Posted inInvestigations

Cook County Board Commissioner’s Campaign Got $300K From a Nonprofit with a Murky History  

by Manny Ramos January 20, 2023January 21, 2023

Sean Morrison, who is also chairman of the Cook County Republican Party, raked in the money in a tight reelection race from a nonprofit that has financial ties to a PAC funded by billionaire Ken Griffin.

Posted inSolutions

As Investors Buy More Homes Around the Obama Presidential Center Gentrification Worries Soar

by Manny Ramos December 12, 2022March 2, 2023

South Shore has experienced the largest share of homes for sale bought by investors than any other neighborhood in the city, raising concerns over housing affordability.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee in December last year.
Posted inInvestigations

Program to Help Formerly Incarcerated Chicago Residents in Jeopardy after FTX Implosion

by Manny Ramos November 21, 2022December 7, 2022

The cryptocurrency giant pledged at least a million dollars to a local non-profit to provide universal basic income to help people get back on their feet after spending time behind bars. But now, the company has filed for bankruptcy, without delivering on most of the grant.

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