Molly Parker — ProPublica

3D-Printed Homes, an Abandoned $590,000 Deposit, the FBI: What Really Happened in This Small Town?

Two men promised a $1.1 million 3D printer could fix Cairo, Illinois’ housing crisis. More than a year later, the one duplex it printed still isn’t finished. And the more we asked questions, the weirder things got.

April 16, 2026, 5:30 am EDT

The Floods Kept Coming. He Needed to Grow a Crop That Would Thrive in Water — or to Quit.

September 5, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
The Federal Farm Policy Trap: Why Some Farmers Are Stuck Raising Crops That No Longer Thrive

September 4, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
A University, a Rural Town and Their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education

March 27, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
We Found Widespread Abuse of Disabled Patients at an Illinois Facility. The DOJ Is Investigating.

March 24, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Illinois Has Virtually No Homeschooling Rules. A New Bill Aims to Change That.

March 3, 2025, 7:00 am EST
Five Big Obstacles to Opening Child Care Facilities in Rural Illinois

January 21, 2025, 9:00 am EST
“All Our Future Money Is Gone”: The Impossible Task of Providing Child Care in Rural Illinois

January 10, 2025, 7:00 am EST
The Government Spends Millions to Open Grocery Stores in Food Deserts. The Real Test Is Their Survival.

August 9, 2024, 9:00 am EDT
How Illinois’ Hands-Off Approach to Homeschooling Leaves Children at Risk

June 5, 2024, 8:00 am EDT
In Crisis, She Went to an Illinois Facility. Two Years Later, She Still Isn’t Able to Leave.

February 8, 2024, 8:00 am EST