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Biography

Jared Rutecki is an Investigative/Special Projects Reporter for WTTW News/PBS Chicago. He creates stories on state and local government matters, including topics such as pensions, payroll and crime. He was previously an investigative reporter and data coordinator with the BGA/Illinois Answers Project. Jared was an Annenberg National Health Fellow at the University of Southern California in 2021. As a web producer at The Columbus Dispatch for nine years, he produced video, wrote stories, developed applications and managed the content for a variety of sites with an emphasis on breaking news. He began his career as a web producer at ThisWeek News, managing content for 24 community newspapers. He received his B.A. in journalism from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio and his M.S. in journalism with an emphasis in new media from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.

Content

Total articles 162

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  The Untold Impact of Nonviolence Work: How Success Gets Measured in Chicago’s Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods | FIRSTHAND: Peacekeepers

  By Jared Rutecki Verified

  Feb. 10, 2025

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  Mayor Brandon Johnson Acknowledges He Has Been Unable to Reign in CPD Overtime Spending as Spending Blows Past Budget

  By Jared Rutecki Verified

  Oct. 02, 2024

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  Chicago Spent $129M on Police Overtime in 6 Months, 30% More Than its Annual Overtime Budget

  By Jared Rutecki Verified

  Sep. 30, 2024

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Company Info

WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL)