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Sam Cholke

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Sam Cholke is a reporter/producer for DNAinfo.com Chicago covering Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Kenwood and South Shore.

A native of Rockford, Ill., Sam previously worked at the Hyde Park Herald Newspapers covering the University of Chicago and ward politics for five years. In 2011, he spent nine months researching and reporting on trauma care for victims of gunshot wounds on Chicago’s South Side through a grant from the Community Media Workshop and the McCormick Foundation.

After graduating from Northern Illinois University in 2004, Sam worked at the Daily Chronicle in DeKalb, Ill., as technical editor for three years coordinating the daily newspaper’s nation, world and health coverage.

Fun Fact: Even I'm not entirely sure how to pronounce my last name.

Hyde Park & Kenwood »

May 24, 2016

A week earlier a man was shot in the leg on the same block near Carnegie Elementary School.

Bronzeville & Washington Park »

May 24, 2016

Police seized $45,000 in drugs and 23 guns in less than two days of arrests in two districts.

Hyde Park & Kenwood »

May 24, 2016

The university will reorganize its entrepreneurial efforts in response to Polsky's continued giving.

Hyde Park & Kenwood »

May 24, 2016

The art fair is adding an area to watch one of the fair's artists working on a new piece.

Hyde Park & Kenwood »

May 24, 2016

The annual give-away lasts until the plants are gone.

Hyde Park & Kenwood »

May 20, 2016

King waded into the boggy territory of open-floor questions during her first meeting.

South Chicago & East Side »

May 20, 2016

Windsor Park Lutheran Church's veterans group is getting wireless beamed from a Hyde Park high-rise.

Hyde Park & Kenwood »

May 19, 2016

The string of robberies started on May 11, with the most recent on Tuesday.