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Chip Mitchell

Bogotá, Chicago

Public Safety Reporter at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)

@WBEZ public safety, policing and public health. Ex-assistant coach of my daughter’s baseball team. Blocker of anonymous cowards. Mobile/Signal: 312-286-9986.

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  • 2 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Cindy Hernandez |Chip Mitchell |Kade Heather |Kaitlin Washburn

    El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Cientos de personas marcharon el jueves por la tarde por el centro de Chicago como parte de las continuas manifestaciones a nivel nacional contra la campaña de meses del presidente Donald Trump contra la inmigración. Los manifestantes se reunieron a eso de las 4 p.m. en la Congress Plaza, cerca de la Michigan Ave. e Ida B. Wells Drive, antes de marchar hacia Trump Tower, ubicada en 401 N.

  • 2 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Cindy Hernandez |Chip Mitchell |Kade Heather |Kaitlin Washburn

    Hundreds of people marched Thursday evening through downtown Chicago as part of continuing nationwide demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration. Demonstrators rallied around 4 p.m. at Congress Plaza near Michigan Avenue and Ida B. Wells Drive before marching to Trump Tower, 401 N. Wabash Ave., about a mile north, chanting, “Whose country? Our country!” and “Donald Trump, you’re a clown.

  • 2 weeks ago | wbez.org | Chip Mitchell

    WBEZ News As Chicago murder counts plunge, a vast ‘safety gap’ narrows Chicago homicide numbers keep heading down: So far this year, the city has recorded nearly 30 percent fewer murders than during the same period last year. WBEZ's Chip Mitchell speaks with Mary Dixon about the narrowing of the city’s so-called safety gap.

  • 3 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Chip Mitchell

    Mid-morning is usually a quiet time in Frederick Seaton’s profession. I’m across the table at the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago’s main office on the West Side, ready to record an interview. But his phone keeps lighting up. “What’s going on?” Seaton answers a call from one of the nine street outreach workers he supervises in West Garfield Park, the neighborhood where they all grew up. Seaton hears there was a shooting minutes ago near West Madison Street, the neighborhood’s main drag.

  • 3 weeks ago | wbez.org | Chip Mitchell

    Mid-morning is usually a quiet time in Frederick Seaton’s profession. I’m across the table at the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago’s main office on the West Side, ready to record an interview. But his phone keeps lighting up. “What’s going on?” Seaton answers a call from one of the nine street outreach workers he supervises in West Garfield Park, the neighborhood where they all grew up. Seaton hears there was a shooting minutes ago near West Madison Street, the neighborhood’s main drag.

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Chip Mitchell @ChipMitchell1
6 Jun 25

RT @GilbertBailon: Why is Chicago violence plummeting? Some credit street outreach workers. https://t.co/RuUEN33Naa @ChipMitchell1 @WBEZ @S…

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Chip Mitchell @ChipMitchell1
6 Jun 25

RT @TomSchuba: As crime spiked during the pandemic, the teenage SRT Boys grew into one of the most prolific carjacking crews in Chicago. T…

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Chip Mitchell @ChipMitchell1
6 Jun 25

A "young, vibrant and hard working" #Chicago police officer who was shot in the chest during a pursuit last night on the South Side has died, #CPD said. https://t.co/EDl52utabx https://t.co/Q4UjJC5qQR