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Alejandra Cancino

Senior Investigative Reporter

Cancino was a senior investigative reporter at BGA. She worked at the Chicago Tribune from 2009 to 2015 as a business reporter covering manufacturing, economic development and labor. She was a 2015 Associated Press-NORC journalism fellow at the University of Chicago. Her work has been recognized with local and national journalism awards.

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Investigation

Cabrini-Green: A History of Broken Promises

Transforming Chicago’s most famous public housing complex will cost taxpayers $2 billion. It also came with often-unkept promises of jobs, city contracts and homes for those forced from the neighborhood.
Dec 15, 2021 6:00 AM
Investigation

Cabrini-Green Residents Were Promised 2,500 Construction Jobs. They Got 40

To quell a rising controversy 25 years ago that threatened to derail his grand plan to raze the public housing complex, Mayor Richard M. Daley made promises to the residents he was kicking out — including jobs.
Dec 15, 2021 6:00 AM
Follow-Up

City Approves $600M to Finish Cabrini-Green Makeover

City pledges to follow through on promises it made when the Near North Side public housing complex was ordered demolished more than two decades ago.
Oct 14, 2021 1:02 PM
Follow-Up

City Panel Approves $600M to Finish Cabrini

City finally pledging to follow through on promises it made when the public housing complex Cabrini-Green was ordered demolished more than two decades ago.
Aug 10, 2021 3:53 PM
Investigation

Alcaldía De Chicago Dice Que Necesita Cerca De $600 Millones Más Para Terminar La Transformación De Cabrini-Green

Con un presupuesto público que ya supera los $300 millones, el esfuerzo de 23 años para revitalizar la zona alrededor del antiguo proyecto de viviendas públicas tomará al menos 12 años más y podría acercarse a un total de casi mil millones de dólares.
Jun 21, 2021 12:00 PM