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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.

Back of the Yards & Brighton Park »

September 24, 2013

Two people fired into a crowd on rival gang turf, wounding 3-year-old Deonta' Howard and 12 others.

Bronzeville & Washington Park »

September 24, 2013

April Dixon, 24, was stabbed to death, an autopsy showed.

Englewood, Auburn Gresham & Chatham »

September 22, 2013

Grudges were buried at Saturday's Peace Tournament, but players said keeping the peace is up to them.

Back of the Yards & Brighton Park »

September 20, 2013

The mayor said the city's parks belong to the people of Chicago, not gang members.

Back of the Yards & Brighton Park »

September 20, 2013

Sources said police are talking to people possibly linked to the Back of the Yards shooting.

Garfield Park & North Lawndale »

September 20, 2013

The Rev. Corey Brooks said the mayor was "very consoling" during his visit.

Wicker Park & Bucktown »

September 20, 2013

Residents turned out to hear what police were doing in the wake of two shooting deaths.

Garfield Park & North Lawndale »

September 20, 2013

Lakeisha Tate, 28, grew up with Khalila Southall, 30, who is charged with Tate's murder, relatives said.