Molly Parker — ProPublica

They Said a 3D Printer Would Bring Housing to This Town. It Was Yet Another Broken Promise.

I spotted the printer abandoned off a country road. Finding out how it got there is a whole other story of tangled politics, tiny banks with big business deals, and the future of a town some say cannot be saved.

April 22, 2026, 5:00 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
Illinois Judge Closes Juvenile Detention Center After “Facility in Crisis” Fails to Meet New State Standards

January 4, 2024, 11:00 am EST
Inside Illinois’ Youth Lockups, Children Go Without Basic Services and Face “Excessive” Punishments

November 8, 2023, 6:00 am EST
Choate Director Replaced as New Report Says Abuse at the Facility Hasn’t Stopped

August 16, 2023, 11:30 am EDT
Illinois Leaves Three Administrators in Charge at Choate Despite Troubled History of Resident Care

July 11, 2023, 1:00 pm EDT
Problems With Abuse, Neglect and Cover-Ups at Choate Extend to Other Developmental Centers in Illinois

July 11, 2023, 7:00 am EDT
Health Care Workers Who Cover Up Patient Abuse Face Stiffer Penalties Under New Illinois Law

June 13, 2023, 10:45 am EDT
Illinois to Relocate at Least Half of Residents in Facility Plagued by Abuse and Cover-Ups

March 7, 2023, 8:00 pm EST
Legislators Demand Hearings on Illinois Mental Health Facility Where Staff Abused Patients and Covered It Up

February 23, 2023, 4:00 pm EST
New Report Says Nurses at Illinois Facility Forced Patients to Dig Through Their Own Feces

February 10, 2023, 8:30 am EST