Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Social Justice ReporterJuanpablo covers substandard housing and police-community relations. He’s been a bilingual facilitator at the StoryCorps office in Chicago. As a civic reporting fellow at City Bureau, a non-profit news organization that focuses on Chicago’s South Side, Ramirez-Franco produced print and audio stories about the Pilsen neighborhood. Before that, he was a production intern at the Third Coast International Audio Festival and the rural America editorial intern at In These Times magazine. Ramirez-Franco grew up in northern Illinois. He is a graduate of Knox College.
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The Chicago Rockford International Airport announced Tuesday that it is limiting access into the Bell Bowl Prairie until further environmental assessments can be completed. -
The Natural Land Institute announces a legal challenge to the Rockford Airport's extension that threatens the Bell Bowl Prairie.
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The Rockford Airport Authority will begin construction next month on a road over the Bell Bowl Prairie.
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The Illinois Congresswoman says she's a "proud supporter" of the airport but wants environmental considerations to go along with the latest expansion.
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Nitrate increased by 13%, and total phosphorus increased by 35% compared to Illinois baseline.
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Environmental advocates are looking for a more permanent delay.
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The last of Illinois' Remnant Prairie to be built over by Rockford Airport.
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New Energy Legislation Saves Illinois Nuclear Fleet From Shuttering.
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Environmental groups concerned the Rock River not sufficiently tested.
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