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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.

Jefferson Park, Portage Park & Norwood Park »

March 26, 2013

Nine people traveling to Copenhagen were taken to area hospitals overnight after feeling sick.

Austin & Belmont Cragin »

March 25, 2013

A 1993 shooting left Keith Cunningham paralyzed — and ultimately ended his life.

Pullman & Roseland »

March 23, 2013

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Saturday the second phase of a $135 million development in Pullman.

Chicago »

March 23, 2013

The mayor acknowledged "anguish" parents are feeling, but said closing schools is the right move.

Logan Square & Humboldt Park »

March 22, 2013

Someone pulled a fire alarm to get students outside to join a protest at the Humboldt Park school.

Downtown, South Loop & River North »

March 22, 2013

Hundreds attended a community meeting Thursday to discuss the future of the city's Motor Row District.

Rogers Park & Edgewater »

March 22, 2013

Rogers Park Police Cmdr. James Roussell said the man fell on his own before officers arrived.

Chicago »

March 22, 2013

The mayor bore the brunt of the CTU presidents' comments on school closings.