I'm Jesse Howe , a front-end engineer specializing in data visualization and interactive storytelling. Over the past 3 years, I’ve worked on dozens of digital and print graphics with the Chicago Sun-Times to inform and engage readers. My work has been featured at FiveThirtyEight, the National Building Museum, and Data + Journalism: A Story-Driven Approach to Learning Data Reporting.
Shoot me an email at jchowe93@gmail.com, or follow me @CraytonHowe
Awards &
Recognition
Projects
Tracking violence in Chicago
An automated tool that tracks the latest violence data in Chicago and tracks it alongside historical data for context.
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Every homicide victim in Chicago
A companion piece to the Sun-Times violence tracker, keeping a record of every homicide victim along with the stories we were able to tell about those victims.
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Tracing the path of the Great Chicago Fire
A deep dive into the Great Chicago Fire, following the path of the fire throughout that evening in October.
Visit ProjectExtremism in the ranks
A special web design project for our months-long investigation into police officers involved with the Oath Keepers.
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Tracking campaign donations
A print visual tracking the amount of money raised by each candidate for Chicago mayor, along with those backing multiple candidates.
Triple Triad
This is just a fun personal web project I worked on recreating the card game from Final Fantasy 8.
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