The McKinley Park News reports on the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, through publishing news and event information related to the residents, institutions, enterprises and current events of the neighborhood.
We serve our readers by adhering to the highest standards of journalistic integrity, including foremost a dedication to truthfully and accurately relating news, events, stories and issues. Throughout, we remain sensitive to context, presentation and the innate, intractable biases that every individual who reports the news must transcend.
News and Opinion/Editorial Content
All news articles published in the McKinley Park News represent the vetted editorial content of this publication, originated here and published after progressing through our editorial process. Authors of news articles may have their bylines listed, with links to their bios and their roles correctly assumed as sanctioned reporters for the publication providing accurate, in-context and balanced news coverage.
The McKinley Park News may also publish editorials or columns within our Opinion/Editorial section containing the opinions of the author, in which case both the author and the fact that the content contains opinion are clearly identified.
Corrections and Retractions
The McKinley Park News strives to always publish information that is factually correct. In the event we discover an inaccuracy in news content, we take appropriate action at our sole discretion and according to the nature of the fallacy. This may include editing existing content, removing or replacing existing content, adding additional content and posting notices of changes to content due to correction or retraction.
If you find any error or inaccuracy within our news coverage, or care to share any other feedback, please alert us by sending email to info@mckinleypark.news.
Hyperlinks within News Content
As a service to our readers, the McKinley Park News will place hyperlinks in news articles at the first occurrence of institutions, entities, individuals and programs that offer a canonical online destination representing the linked subject.
All such linked sites will appear in a new browser window displaying the design and content of the outside websites, which have no direct relationship with the McKinley Park News or its publishing operations. Readers should understand that these are links to outside websites provided solely for reference and convenience, that the sites’ contents are wholly separate from the McKinley Park News, and that the McKinley Park News makes no representations as to linked sites’ accuracy, efficacy or usability.
The McKinley Park News neither solicits nor receives any type of payment, promotion or remuneration for hyperlinks within news content, nor does the presence or absence of an in-news hyperlink constitute endorsement or disapproval regarding the subject.
User-Provided Content
The McKinley Park News website offers memberships whereby users may sign up to receive a login to the website and then engage with the site’s interactive features, including authoring content in profiles, comments and other site areas. All user content areas and features are labeled and distinct from published news content, and website readers should understand this content originates from users, not the McKinley Park News.
Although the McKinley Park News reserves a right to edit or remove any user-provided content we deem in our sole discretion to violate our Terms of Service, we do not monitor user-provided content and make no representations about its accuracy, fairness, context or suitability for publication.
Commercial Content and Messaging
Commercial messaging, content and features appear on the McKinley Park News solely through our sponsorship and advertising programs: All other commercial messaging and unauthorized commercial use is expressly prohibited.
The McKinley Park News does not publish "sponsored content" or "advertorial" content within news coverage, nor do we publish any paid-for "guest" news articles, posts, hyperlinks or any other marketing content designed to deceive by masquerading as news.
Sponsors, who pay an annual sponsorship fee, may engage in commercial messaging within the context of their sponsor accounts and membership features. Sponsors may also engage in display advertising; every advertisement appearing on the McKinley Park News originates from a listed, current sponsor.
The sponsorship program is separate from our news publishing activities, and decisions about news topics, coverage and presentation remain isolated from sponsors and their influences. The McKinley Park News offers no special consideration for news coverage to sponsors, we do not engage sponsors in authoring news content, and we do not automatically approve sponsor-provided announcements for consideration in news coverage.
Interested parties can inquire about our sponsorship and advertising by contacting us; more information for sponsors is available in our Sponsorship Agreement and for agencies in our Agency Agreement.
AI-Generated Content and Services
The McKinley Park News does not publish automatically generated content such as that originating from "artificial intelligence" (AI), Large Language Model (LLM), machine learning or related services. In addition, the McKinley Park News does not use tools or engage with services powered by unqualified LLM and AI training data, such as the content and expertise stolen from the McKinley Park News and countless others.
One hundred percent of the news publishing activities and the original content of the McKinley Park News is created by humans, for humans. We have made no agreements to license any aspect of our Service for third-party use, including for AI and LLM training data, and as noted in our Terms of Service, any AI access and use is expressly prohibited.
