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Jackie Kostek

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Jackie Kostek is a reporter/producer for DNAinfo.com Chicago providing daily news video updates.

Jackie joined DNAinfo Chicago from Columbia Journalism School in New York City, where she earned a Master’s in journalism.

After graduation, she spent the summer road tripping with a group of nuns as an assistant producer for a Bill Moyers documentary.

Born and raised just outside of Minneapolis, Jackie graduated from the University of Kansas in 2009 (rock chalk Jayhawk!).

During college, she held an internship with a nightly news show in Sydney, Australia and worked as a director and producer for an on-campus sports show.

Jackie also spent two years teaching Head Start in Washington, D.C., as a Teach For America corps member. As a journalist, she has reported on hot button education issues: co-location, charter schools, school closings and high-stakes testing.

Fun fact: Jackie inherited a love for journalism and broadcast news from her great aunt Dorothy Soper, who hosted her own live cooking show and appeared frequently on the NBC nightly news in Los Angeles in the late ‘50s and ‘60s.

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July 23, 2014

Dave Adams and Doug Charron created SafeCharge, a cell phone charging station in bars across the city.

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July 21, 2014

Nearly 500 unaccompanied children are temporarily living in federal shelters in Chicago, officials said.

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July 21, 2014

West Loop-based company Doggyloot threw the photo event to raise money for a suburban animal shelter.

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July 19, 2014

Ericka Samuels launched her company, She Sorts, after decades of being the "organized one."

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July 17, 2014

The pitmasters behind Bub City and Chicago Q talk about why Chicago is a hot city for barbecue.

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July 10, 2014

The producers of the burlesque show will open the full entertainment venue Uptown Underground this fall.

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July 9, 2014

The dog has been a resident at PAWS Chicago since Dec. 26, 2012.

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July 2, 2014

The West Town cafe's backyard garden supplies fresh herbs and vegetables for the dishes on its menu.