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Trump’s Mining Regulator Nominee Was Once Dropped by the Agency for Doing “Junk” Work
Previously accused of sabotaging the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Steven Gardner is now likely to be its next chief.
ProPublica Illinois Q&A: Meet Web Producer Vignesh Ramachandran
Producer Vignesh Ramachandran works on making sure the look, feel and design of ProPublica Illinois’ content makes sense to readers.
Suspect Evidence Informed a Momentous Supreme Court Decision on Criminal Sentencing
The U.S. Sentencing Commission helped send more people to prison for longer terms. It’s a shame it was created to address a nonexistent crisis. Here’s how the Supreme Court got misled.
We Are Hiring a Documenting Hate Reporting Fellow
We are looking for a reporting fellow to join our Documenting Hate team.
When Buying Prescription Drugs, Some Pay More With Insurance Than Without It
As insurers ask consumers to pay a greater share of their drug costs, it may be cheaper to pay cash than use your insurance card. One expert estimates that consumers could be overpaying for as many as 1 in 10 prescriptions.
How to Save Money on Your Prescription Drugs
Online prescription sites may help you find cheaper prices for some drugs, sometimes without using your insurance.
Governors and Federal Agencies Are Blocking Nearly 1,300 Accounts on Facebook and Twitter
We filed public-records requests with all 50 governors and 22 federal agencies. Here’s what we found.
Here’s How to Find Out If Your Elected Officials Are Blocking Constituents on Facebook and Twitter
And here’s why that’s a story.
Black Women Disproportionately Suffer Complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth. Let’s Talk About It.
We started with 10 women who faced six different maternal complications.
The Trump Administration Is Scuttling a Rule That Would Save People From Dying of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
It took 16 years and more than 1,000 deaths for the Consumer Products Safety Commission to crack down on deadly portable generators. Trump’s appointees could undo that in a matter of months.
I Spent Years Reporting on Chicago’s Property Tax System. Here’s What Got Me Out of the Weeds.
Behind all the technical terms and the statistics is a story about the simple concept of fairness.
Covering the Midterms With Election DataBot
It’s not too early to think about reporting on the midterm elections. Get a head start using our free, near-real-time database.
Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Not education. Not income. Not even being an expert on racial disparities in health care.
How the Cook County Assessor Failed Taxpayers
Joseph Berrios' error-ridden commercial and industrial assessments punish property owners, benefit lawyers.
How We Analyzed Commercial and Industrial Property Assessments in Chicago and Cook County
An in-depth analysis of hundreds of thousands of property tax records under Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios.
Illinois Legislators Pledge to Deal with ‘Pipeline to Prison’ at Juvenile Correctional Facility
Sending teenage inmates to adult prisons for minor incidents undermines state’s reform efforts, witnesses say.
Jared Kushner By Day: Mideast Peace. Kushner Companies By Night: Donating to a West Bank Settlement.
While Jared Kushner is working on a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians, the Kushner Companies Charitable Foundation is funding a controversial West Bank settlement.
