Concerned Citizen of Robbins Alleges Illegal Dumping by Mayor Darren E. Bryant’s Administration with Possible Asbestos Contamination

"It seems wrong to just dump everything with no care for environmental laws/standards." - Concernced citizen of Robbins #Robbins

Silence DoGood April 20, 2023

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Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau Calls Out Governor Pritzker and Media Dishonesty

“This bill is still really bad, but it’s moved at least somewhat in the right direction so that, hopefully, we won’t see Armageddon on January 1…

Jason Allen December 8, 2022

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Homer Glen Mayor George Yukich, Upset Over Post, Calls Facebook ‘The Devil,’ Trustee Pazmino Responds

Facebook’s the devil. … Anyone can throw anything out there and see if it sticks to the wall and, if not, they try it again, but Jesus, how many t…

Jason Allen April 18, 2022

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Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Man of Sex Trafficking Several Children

A federal jury today convicted a Chicago man on sex trafficking charges for recruiting several children to engage in sex acts for money.

Silence DoGood November 5, 2021

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Facebook Got Rid of Racial Ad Categories. Or Did It?

Facebook Got Rid of Racial Ad Categories. Or Did It? - Last year, Facebook quietly moved to prevent advertisers from choosing the race of the people …

Silence DoGood July 12, 2021

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Facebook partners with PUSH to provide 1,000 scholarships to help students become certified digital producers

Facebook partners with PUSH to provide 1,000 scholarships to help students become certified digital producers (Chicago, IL) – In an effort to help b…

Silence DoGood May 30, 2021

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How Big Pharma Finds Sick Users on Facebook

We found drug ads targeted at users interested in everything from bourbon to therapy.

Colin Lecher May 6, 2021

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Facebook Pledges to Remove Discriminatory Credit and Loan Ads Discovered by The Markup

The Markup’s Citizen Browser project found four companies targeting ads for financial products to specific age groups—a violation of Facebook poli…

Alfred Ng and Corin Faife May 4, 2021

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Senator Says Censorship in Turkey Raises “Serious Questions” About Facebook’s Commitment to Free Expression

After ProPublica reported that Facebook blocked a militia group targeted by Turkish forces, the chair of the Senate Finance Committee demanded that Ma…

by Jack Gillum March 18, 2021

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Split Screen: How Different Are Americans’ Facebook Feeds?

Snapshots from the Facebook feeds of our Citizen Browser panelists illuminate how Facebook’s recommendation algorithm siloes information on the plat…

The Citizen Browser Team March 12, 2021

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