Nader Issa

Reporter @Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago, IL, US

Analyzed data to reveal inequitable policing of Chicago’s Black students by school officersFollowed and profiled homeless student and her mother for four months before and during COVID-19 pandemic, leading city officials to offer free internet to thousands of studentsDocumented filthy school conditions under ineffective private custodial contract, resulting in firing of high-ranking official, vows for reformConsistently broke major news, including the governor’s closure of Illinois schools because of the pandemic, allegations against a principal who was later charged with a felony, the Chicago Teachers Union’s strike intentions and the reopening of Chicago schoolsSparked national conversation with coverage of 2018 police shooting of Harith AugustusUncovered rise in downtown nightlife violence; alderman later strenthened safety measuresPressed Cook County courts’ lack of transparency with live Twitter coverage of bond courtSpent months covering historic trial of Jason Van Dyke — officer convicted of murder in Laquan McDonald shooting — and unprecedented trial of cops accused in shooting cover-up

Loyola University Chicago

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Arts (BA)