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Covers:  Crime, criminal justice, courts
Reporter in the courts/streets for @suntimes.

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Matthew Hendrickson’s Biography

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Matthew Hendrickson is a staff reporter and editor at the Chicago Sun-Times.

Matthew Hendrickson’s Journalist Portfolio

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Ex-Cook County judge, accused of stealing decorated Tuskegee Airman's life savings, is ordered to...

Ex-Cook County judge, accused of stealing decorated Tuskegee Airman's life savings, is ordered to...

Oscar Wilkerson Jr. lived a rich life, serving with the trailblazing Tuskegee Airmen during World War II befo…

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Blacks make up 75% of those charged with violating city curfew, data shows

Blacks make up 75% of those charged with violating city curfew, data shows

As protesters took to the city's streets to highlight racial discrepancies in police enforcement, city data s…

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Raised by radicals in Chicago, he's about to become San Francisco's new top prosecutor

Raised by radicals in Chicago, he's about to become San Francisco's new top prosecutor

Chesa Boudin's life story sounds like something out of a right-winger's nightmares. The son of two left-wing …

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New video shows Chicago cops dragging, punching and tasing CPS student

New video shows Chicago cops dragging, punching and tasing CPS student

A new surveillance video shows Chicago police officers pushing and dragging a student down a set of stairs at…

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Butler College Prep senior's bright future cut short by a bullet during vigil

Butler College Prep senior's bright future cut short by a bullet during vigil

The fatal shooting Saturday night of a young man with a bright future has left a hole as large as his persona…

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Eight children dead in Little Village blaze: 'God, take them to heaven'

Eight children dead in Little Village blaze: 'God, take them to heaven'

Rosario Vergara was getting home from a family reunion early Sunday when her daughter noticed smoke coming fr…

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Balancing College Costs with Career Dreams

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By Matthew Hendrickson Verified
| Youthcast Media Group
John Greco, Partner, New Media News TV The Burning Glass Institute reported that the proportion of jobs requiring a college degree fell from 51% in 2017 to 44% in 2021. But, Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce reports that by 2031, 72% of jobs will require a college degree or post-secondary training . Many students face a tough decision when planning their careers-pursuing creative passions or choosing financially stable paths that might feel less fulfilling.
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Suspect in Caitlin Tracey's death agrees to extradition for alleged violation in separate case: prosecutors Original

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By Matthew Hendrickson Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
A Chicago attorney who is a suspect in the suspicious death of his wife at their South Loop home last fall will be extradited to Michigan after he was arrested late last week on an out-of-state warrant accusing him of violating the conditions of release in two criminal cases that stem from earlier domestic violence incidents.
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Ex líder del Cártel Guerreros Unidos apodado ‘El Tomate’ recibe 11 años por contrabandear drogas a Chicago

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| La Voz Chicago Verified
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. Un ex líder del Cártel Guerreros Unidos, que ha sido vinculado a la desaparición de 43 estudiantes en México, fue sentenciado el miércoles a 11 años de prisión por un juez federal en Chicago.
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Peter Lisagor Award - Chicago Headline Club

2009 - Neighborhood/Community News

Winner for a three-part series on childhood lead poisoning rates in Chicago. The series examined how children continue to be exposed to unsafe levels of lead, particularly in areas of the city with a greater concentration of poverty. The series included tagging along with a city lead inspector for a day, city data analysis and having soil samples tested.

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Illinois Press Association

2014 - Local Editorial

Won second place for an editorial urging local schools to provide free ECG heart screenings to students, which can save young lives.

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Illinois Press Association

2014 - General Excellence

The Berwyn Suburban Life took home a third place award in General Excellence while I oversaw the paper as its editor. The paper received praise for its writing and photography, as well as a focus that year on Berwyn's burgeoning arts and culture scene.

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