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Quinn Ford

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Quinn Ford is a general assignment reporter/producer covering breaking news in Chicago.

Quinn came to DNAinfo.com Chicago after completing a fellowship at WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. For WBEZ, Quinn got to cover the city's wacky political scene, from the 2012 Chicago teachers strike to Ald. Joe Moreno's battle with Chick-fil-A. Before WBEZ, Quinn bounced around other news organizations, including NBC Channel 5, Chicago magazine and National Public Radio's Investigations Unit in Washington D.C., where he contributed to a Peabody Award-winning series on Native American foster children in South Dakota.

Quinn is an Evanston native and studied journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he wrote for the student newspaper, The Daily Illini.

Fun fact: Quinn can rip a phone book in half, and he wants you to ask him to prove it.

Hyde Park & Kenwood »

October 10, 2013

Rasheed Trull, 16, was the youngest of three killed in South Shore Wednesday night.

Bridgeport, Chinatown & McKinley Park »

October 10, 2013

A yearlong test wrapped up with the CTA approving a new route, but some activists blasted the plan.

Hyde Park & Kenwood »

October 10, 2013

Three men were killed in South Shore, and another man was gunned down in Washington Heights.

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

October 9, 2013

The CTA announced Wednesday that riders can buy magnetic stripe cards for the next "several months."

Jefferson Park, Portage Park & Norwood Park »

October 9, 2013

Lt. Michael Kappel, of Jefferson Park, was honored Tuesday for a heroic off-duty rescue last November.

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

October 8, 2013

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and city officials awarded the Lambert Tree and Carter Harrison awards.

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

October 8, 2013

A 31-year-old man was hospitalized after he was stabbed in the Loop Monday night.

Logan Square & Humboldt Park »

October 8, 2013

A firefighter was taken to an area hospital after experiencing chest pains, authorities said.