Sam Hudzik

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As WBEZ's political reporter, Sam covers local, state and federal government and elections.

Sam previously worked as news desk editor and producer at WBEZ. Prior to that, he covered Congress, the Supreme Court and federal agencies from Washington, D.C. for several public radio stations in the Midwest.

Sam’s reporting has been recognized by the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association and by the Radio Television Digital News Association’s Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. He also reported for the award-winning WBEZ series “Inside and Out: Young people and juvenile justice in Illinois.”

Before joining WBEZ, Sam worked at a political research firm, and as an aide to U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington state.

Sam has a B.A. in political communication from George Washington University. He grew up in south suburban Park Forest. He now lives in Chicago with his wife, Beth, and daughter, Amelia.

Sam is on leave until spring of 2013. He's taking part in the Knight-Wallace journalism fellowship at the University of Michigan, and tweeting from @samhudzik.

Recent stories by this author

Infrastructure board asks for freebies

Aug. 2, 2012
The message out of the first meeting of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's "infrastructure trust" board: We're new here.

Cabbies to make pitch for fare hike

Jul. 31, 2012
Chicago cabbies are expected at city hall Tuesday to argue for their first fare increase in seven years, but they may have to wait a bit longer.

Watchdog wants power to read council emails

Jul. 31, 2012
Chicago’s city council watchdog wants access to aldermen's emails.Legislative Inspector General Faisal Khan made public the request in his first ever semi-annual report, released on Monday.

Alderman mobilizes to block Chick-fil-A

Jul. 25, 2012
Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno appears to have lined up the support he would need to keep Chick-fil-A out of his Northwest Side ward, at least for the time-being. After Chick-fil-A’s president, Dan Cathy, spoke out against gay marriage, Moreno decided to block a zoning change he said the restaurant would need.

Aldermen go after criminally zealous recyclers

Jul. 25, 2012
Chicago aldermen say a new ordinance should deter the theft of recyclable materials. They say this has been a growing problem, as wrought iron fences are stolen off lawns and copper taken from homes.Ald.

Chicago OKs police-torture settlement

Jul. 25, 2012
In silence on Wednesday, Chicago’s City Council agreed to spend more than $7 million to settle a pair of lawsuits filed by victims of police torture.

Aldermen clean up ward map mistakes

Jul. 24, 2012
In January, the city council signed off on new boundaries for Chicago’s wards. But the mapmakers had been up the whole night before tinkering and making adjustments to appease aldermen. That meant some of the legal descriptions for the wards were off, inaccurate, wrong.

48th Ward resident knows how to quench mayoral thirst

Jul. 24, 2012
In the final installment of our tour of Chicago's neighborhoods, Gil Rosario talks about his chat with Rahm Emanuel, and how Uptown needs some more nightlife.

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