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Casey Cora

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Casey Cora is a neighborhood reporter at DNAinfo Chicago, covering Bridgeport, Back of the Yards and Chinatown.

Born and raised in Joliet, Casey joined DNAinfo after two and a half years editing the Oak Park edition of Patch.com. Prior to that, he covered municipal beats on the Southwest Side, where politics was a contact sport, and covered breaking and community news for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida.

His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, SouthtownStar, St. Petersburg Times, Patch and the Huffington Post.

Fun fact: A crime brief he wrote about a woman stabbing her boyfriend’s puppet made it to Jay Leno’s “Headlines” segment.

Bridgeport, Chinatown & McKinley Park »

November 3, 2014

The new owner said the cause of the blaze hasn't been determined. 

Bridgeport, Chinatown & McKinley Park »

November 3, 2014

But the school's principal and staff say one of the city's only middle schools has much to offer. 

Bridgeport, Chinatown & McKinley Park »

October 30, 2014

City officials revoked the license of an Archer Avenue massage business.

Bridgeport, Chinatown & McKinley Park »

October 29, 2014

Billy LePretre is one of 12 kids from across the country selected for a national baseball tournament.

Bridgeport, Chinatown & McKinley Park »

October 29, 2014

Patrons are invited to bring mementos of their late loved ones to the restaurant's four-course feast.

Midway, Chicago Lawn & Ashburn »

October 29, 2014

Two Southwest Side Catholic schools are closing as part of "restructuring," church officials said.

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October 29, 2014

A group of parents concerned about common-core testing is hosting seminars to explain their opposition.

Bridgeport, Chinatown & McKinley Park »

October 29, 2014

The rollout of a new standardized test is getting rushed, critics say.