Blair Paddock is an Associate Producer for WTTW/Chicago PBS and also writes for Hyde Park Paper. With a focus on local news in Illinois, particularly in Chicago, Blair covers a wide range of topics including politics, social issues, arts and culture, and human interest stories. With a passion for storytelling, Blair strives to shed light on the diverse voices and experiences within the community.
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By: Blair Paddock
Conditions at Stateville Correctional Center are so uninhabitable that a federal judge ordered most of the population out by the end of September. WTTW News sent questions to men incarcerated at Stateville to hear how they feel about the shuttering of the prison and the state building a new facility.
By: Blair Paddock
Michael Broadway is pictured in November 2023 during a Northwestern University graduation ceremony at Stateville Correctional Center. (Credit: Northwestern University)
By: Blair Paddock
Mayor Brandon Johnson tells CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
By: Blair Paddock
The class, based out of the school’s Evanston campus, traveled to meet with students incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, where the two groups were tasked with collaborating on a documentary.
By: Blair Paddock
Students from Northwestern University’s participate in the Documenting Carceral Injustice Program at Stateville Correctional Center. (Credit: Northwestern University)
By: Blair Paddock
Stateville had robust higher educational programs, partnering with five Chicago-area universities. After the transfers, some students have been split from their classmates and are now hundreds of miles away from each other. Those divisions and distances now make it difficult for educators to reach students.
By: Blair Paddock
Prisons in Illinois are currently facing a staffing crisis, according to a new report from the John Howard Association. It found understaffing greatly increases the amount of lockdowns and staff overtime and impacts the overall health, safety and well-being of staff and incarcerated people.
By: Blair Paddock
A group of about 40 incarcerated women read their poetry at the “Live and Alive From Inside” poetry slam, put on by the Women’s Justice Institute.
By: Blair Paddock
Michael Broadway is pictured in November 2023 during a Northwestern University graduation ceremony at Stateville Correctional Center. (Credit: Northwestern University)
By: Blair Paddock
Chicago City Council budget hearings — and frustrations — continue as Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes a $150 million property tax hike. That’s after his original $300 million recommendation was unanimously struck down by the council last week.
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