The Career Climb

Emma is a materials science engineer by training with a love of communications. She is devoted to making science accessible and fun through multimedia reporting.

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Entering the job market in these economic times is no easy task. Even the highly-educated young Americans are struggling. How can prospective hard workers stand out from the crowd? What if that still doesn’t lead to jobs? Chicago Loopster is offering a leg-up with advice, potential solutions and a look at the current state of the job market.

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THIS WEEK’S EDITION – Crime in Chicago

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Crime in Chicago unfortunately is always a new worthy topic. In fact, in 2012 the murder rate has climbed from the previous year, after a steady decline in murder victims from 1991. In this issue our reporters explore safety tips, statisitcs, organizations such as Ceasefire, and most memorable Chicago crimes.

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The Loopster approach is to look deeply into one news story per week and report beyond the breaking news to provide background, context and interesting facts on a current issue that impacts the Chicago area.

Loopster is reported and produced by Medill Journalism graduate students based in Chicago.