About This Site/Staff Page
Each day, nearly a quarter of a million people board Chicago's Red Line El train and ride it to work or other destinations.
In all, the city's second-largest El line is 23.4 miles long with 34 stations, and passes through dozens of North Side, South Side and Loop neighborhoods.
Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, and The Red Line Project helps readers better understand and connect with them. The news, entertainment and community site covers neighborhoods located near Chicago's Red Line El stops.
The site was launched by DePaul University College of Communication undergraduate journalism students in Mike Reilley's Online Journalism II course, and continues to be updated by graduate and undergraduate students in his other classes. The site won many awards in its first year.
Students report, write and edit stories, photos, multimedia maps, social media and other cutting-edge, cross-platform storytelling tools to capture what's happening in these communities. They also learn about entrepreneurship, mobile media, advertising and website development.
If you would like to use or aggregate content on this site, please follow the guidelines in our Creative Commons 3.0 Unported License.
This site is not affiliated with the Chicago Transit Authority. Also visit our sports site, Chicago Sidelines.
REPORTING FOR CONVERGED NEWSROOMS REPORTERS AND PRODUCERS
Rhonda Alexander: Blog | Twitter
Amanda Boleman: Blog | Twitter
Tiffany Boncan: Blog | Twitter
Laura Jo Clanton: Blog | Twitter
Avery Connelly: Blog | Twitter
Katie Fernandez: Blog | Twitter
Katherine Hall: Blog | Twitter
Leah Hendrickson: Blog | Twitter
Tabitha Hurley: Blog | Twitter
Monica Macellari: Blog | Twitter
Holly Pennebaker: Blog | Twitter
Ryann Rumbaugh: Blog | Twitter
ONLINE JOURNALISM I REPORTERS AND PRODUCERS
Nicole Armor: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Amanda Boleman: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Rachel Hartz: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Ashley Huntington: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Lauren Klopmeyer: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Kendall Knysch: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Jennifer Leon: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Jordan McAllister: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Amanda Michi: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Carolina Nascimento: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Robert Odden: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Brittany Paris: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Celeste Piraino: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Sam Rathke: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Kandace Thomas: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Margaret Thompson: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Alana Voldman: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Laura Wilson: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Mike Reilley, instructor: Blog | Twitter | Delicious
Special Contributors
Students from Reporting for Converged Newsrooms, News Now, Online Sports Reporting, Online Journalism I and Online Journalism II have contributed stories to this site:
Dave Adams, Alaina Africano, Rhonda Alexander, Kristen Aguirre, Leo Alvarez, Maria Baglien, Matt Bailey, Rashanah Baldwin, Joe Baugnet, Amanda Boleman, Meghan Bower, AnnCatherine Brady, Saran Brooks, Bartosz Brzezinski, Monica Carter, Alex Cyhaniuk, Maria Cannata, Laura jo Clanton, Ally Clark, Avery Connelly, Forrest Davis, Britni Day, Kevin Dempsey, Catherine Durkin, Charlotte Eriksen, Tessa Fegen, Katie Fernandez, Vince Floress, Mia Foley, Megan Fox, Matt Gentile, Katherine Hall, Rachel Hartz, Leah Hendrickson, T.J. Horansky, Ashley Huntington, Tabitha Hurley, Andy Kahn, Katie Karpowicz, Maham Khan-Amed, Lauren Klopmeyer, Ashley Kohler, Katrina Kopeck, Len Kody, Kendall Knysch, Sam Kraft, Monica Kucera, Alissa Lawlor, Jamie Leary, Audrey Leon, Jennifer Leon, Courtney Ley, Katelyn Lorenz, Monica Macellari, Jordan McAllister, Shaymus McLaughlin, Sean McDonough, Louis McGill, Blythe Meyer, Amanda Michi, Jeremy Mikula, Carolina Nascimento, Vi Nguyen, Robert Odden, Drew Olson, Madison Ornstil, Brittany Paris, Holly Pennebaker, Nimrah Pervez, Audrey Plank, Erin Piddington, Celeste Piraino, Kristin Rencher, Quintilliano Rios, Katie Rosebrock, Nicole Rovner, Ryann Rumbaugh, Caylie Sadin, Matthew Saulka, Julie Sammarco, Elizabeth Schuetz, Katie Schweiker, Matthew Schwerha, Jake Scott, Phil Shilling, Candice Silva, Alex Soulier, Nick Tarantino, Katherine Tellez, Kandace Thomas, Margaret Thompson, Rima Thompson, Emily Torem, Bree Tuch, Paul Vogl, Alana Voldman, Sarah Vonnegut-Gabovitch, A.Jay Wagner, Lars Weborg, Calvin Williamson, Laura Wilson, Kellen Winters, Julian Zeng and Mollie Zubek.
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