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Coya Paz of Free Street Theater Receives the $15,000 ProPublica Illinois/Illinois Humanities Engagement Challenge Award
The project will host theater workshops in rural and urban communities across Illinois to engage residents in ProPublica Illinois’ investigative journalism.
Time Spent in Solitary Confinement Drops Dramatically in Illinois Youth Facilities
The recognition that solitary confinement can harm young offenders led to a move away from harsh punishment at juvenile correctional centers.
For Some Youths, ‘Minor’ Offenses Lead to Major Sentences in Adult Prison
Cases threaten to undermine Illinois’ efforts at juvenile justice reform.
ProPublica Illinois Q&A: Meet Reporter Duaa Eldeib
Reporter Duaa Eldeib believes she succeeds as a journalist every time she tells an untold story.
Defining ‘Downstate’ Illinois
Calling all Illinoisans: Help us understand the location and connotations of “Downstate,” so our newsroom can better choose our words both in how we write and how we talk.
ProPublica Illinois Is Listening
Step 1: Do journalism that’s informed by the people at the center of it. Step 2: Deliver it back to those people. Repeat.
ProPublica Illinois Q&A: Meet Engagement Reporter Logan Jaffe
Engagement Reporter Logan Jaffe helps us reach new audiences and involve them in our reporting.
Why (Almost) No One Is Charged With Gun Trafficking in Illinois
It’s how the laws are written, and trafficking is hard to prove.
ProPublica Illinois Q&A: Meet Reporter Mick Dumke
Reporter Mick Dumke is a self-described “political junkie” who likes to dig into unexplored stories.
How Chicago Gets Its Guns
It’s not big trafficking rings. Mostly, it’s through little guys like John Thomas.
City Bureau and ProPublica Illinois Partner on Public Meeting Data
Why City Bureau and ProPublica are partnering on a community tool to make public meeting data more accessible.
Chicago’s Bankruptcy Boom
ProPublica’s analysis of racial disparities in bankruptcy revealed a skyrocketing number of filings in Chicago’s black neighborhoods. But most of the cases will fall apart before the debts are wiped away.
How (and Why) We’re Collecting Cook County Jail Data
ProPublica Illinois is restarting a collaborative data collection project to better understand what happens to inmates at Cook County Jail.
Cook County Assessor Faces Questions About Property Tax Inequity
After reporting showed that Cook County’s property tax assessments punish the poor and reward the rich, Assessor Joseph Berrios is called before a public board to explain.
Chicago Area Disparities in Car Insurance Premiums
Some car insurers charge higher premiums in Chicago’s minority neighborhoods than in predominantly white neighborhoods with similar risk of accidents.
Minority Neighborhoods Pay Higher Car Insurance Premiums Than White Areas With the Same Risk
Our analysis of premiums and payouts in California, Illinois, Texas and Missouri shows that some major insurers charge minority neighborhoods as much as 30 percent more than other areas with similar accident costs.
