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UPDATE: this account @ProPublicaIL will no longer be updated. ProPublica Illinois is not done, though — far from it — it’s being expanded to cover the entire Midwest. @ProPublica is still live. Read more about our expansion: propub.li/3hz2seb

ProPublica to Launch New Regional Units in the South and Southwest; ProPublica Illinois to Expand...

Nonprofit Newsroom Also Launches Distinguished Fellows Program to Support Local Investigative Journalism

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New: Local governments have made efforts to revive commerce in neglected Black neighborhoods around the country. It hasn’t always worked. But Chicago can learn from their experiences. propub.li/38NQLwe

These Cities Tried to Tackle Disinvestment. Here Are Lessons From What Happened.

Local governments have made efforts to revive commerce in neglected Black neighborhoods around the country. It hasn’t always worked. But Chicago can learn from their experiences.

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Welcome to Coffeyville, Kansas, where the judge has no law degree, debt collectors get a cut of the bail, and Americans are watching their lives — and liberty — disappear in the pursuit of medical debt collection. propub.li/3aE7kgQ

When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested

Welcome to Coffeyville, Kansas, where the judge has no law degree, debt collectors get a cut of the bail, and Americans are watching their lives — and liberty — disappear in the pursuit of medical...

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New: Michigan’s juvenile justice system is archaic. Counties act with little oversight, and the state keeps such poor data it doesn’t know how many juveniles it has in custody or what happens to them once they’re in the system. propub.li/3pbPfL5

Judges Are Locking Up Children for Noncriminal Offenses Like Repeatedly Disobeying Their Parents...

Michigan’s juvenile justice system is archaic. Counties act with little oversight, and the state keeps such poor data it doesn’t know how many juveniles it has in custody or what happens to them once...

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New: Wallace’s Catfish Corner, a fish and soul food restaurant on Chicago’s West Side, was a neighborhood staple. Now the building is boarded-up and unused. Its messy history shows the challenges of rebuilding an area devastated by disinvestment. propub.li/389WMTG

How a Chicago Political Hangout Went From Bustling to Boarded-Up — Even After the City Promised Help

Wallace’s Catfish Corner, a fish and soul food restaurant on Chicago’s West Side, was a neighborhood staple. Now the building is boarded-up and unused. Its messy history shows the challenges of...

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Join us Tuesday for a virtual conversation about systemic disinvestment on Chicago's West Side and what can be done to restore neighborhoods faced with similar issues. Register bit.ly/3gBz5rg
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On Tuesday, December 15, learn about the history of Chicago's Madison Street and how this once thriving business district continues to face failed policies and neglect. Register bit.ly/3n8ZbEi
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Steve Mills@smmills196010 Dec 2020
Let's talk about Chicago's West Side. Join @propublica, @BlockClubCHI and @TheTRiiBE for a lively discussion about the rich history and the challenges facing this neighborhood. propublica.zoom.us/webinar/r…
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New: Congressional Democrats introduced legislation to ban schools from using physical restraints that can restrict students’ breathing, and from using isolated timeout. ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune last year revealed the harms of these practices. propub.li/3fi4G0l

National Ban on School Use of Seclusion and Restraint of Students Introduced in Congress

Congressional Democrats introduced legislation to ban schools from using physical restraints that can restrict students’ breathing, and from using isolated timeout. ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune...

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New: Immigrant teenagers who work overnight shifts in suburban factories dream of a better life for children they don’t yet have. So did the author’s father. propub.li/36QodkR
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Robert Faturechi@RobertFaturechi19 Nov 2020
Horrifying details in this @msanchezMIA exposé of child factory labor in America. propublica.org/article/insid…
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New: Congressional Democrats introduced legislation to ban schools from using physical restraints that can restrict students’ breathing, and from using isolated timeout. ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune last year revealed the harms of these practices. propub.li/2UKuglc

National Ban on School Use of Seclusion and Restraint of Students Introduced in Congress

Congressional Democrats introduced legislation to ban schools from using physical restraints that can restrict students’ breathing, and from using isolated timeout. ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune...

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Melissa Sanchez@msanchezMIA19 Nov 2020
I wanted to give a shout out to the exceptional artists who put a lot of love and care into the illustrations and images that accompanied our story today on child labor in American factories. First, Christie Tirado, who made this beautiful print for the story.
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Melissa Sanchez@msanchezMIA19 Nov 2020
I spoke to more than a dozen Guatemalan teens who work overnight, sometimes dangerous factories shifts to pay smugglers and sponsors, their share of rent, and send money to their families. They are too tired to stay awake at school. Here is their story. propublica.org/article/insid…

Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories

During the day, immigrant teenagers attend high school. At night, they work in factories to pay debts to smugglers and send money to family. The authorities aren’t surprised by child labor. They’re...

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New: During the day, immigrant teenagers attend high school. At night, they work in factories to pay debts to smugglers and send money to family. The authorities aren’t surprised by child labor. They’re also not doing much about it. propub.li/3kRrHZu

Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories

During the day, immigrant teenagers attend high school. At night, they work in factories to pay debts to smugglers and send money to family. The authorities aren’t surprised by child labor. They’re...

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A half-century after Chicago’s uprisings in 1968, a once-thriving retail strip in East Garfield Park still suffers from broken promises, bad policy and neglect. propub.li/3kxCqYB

Disinvested: How Government and Private Industry Let the Main Street of a Black Neighborhood Crumble

A half-century after Chicago’s uprisings in 1968, a once-thriving retail strip in East Garfield Park still suffers from broken promises, bad policy and neglect.

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New: As lawmakers prepare to debate a statewide ban on seclusion and restraint, Illinois schools reported using seclusion — the practice of forcibly isolating a student in a small room or other space — at least 10,776 times in the 2017-18 school year. propub.li/2UxHCB8

New Data Shows the Use of Seclusion and Restraint Increased in Illinois Schools During the 2017–18...

As lawmakers prepare to debate a statewide ban on seclusion and restraint, Illinois schools reported using seclusion — the practice of forcibly isolating a student in a small room or other space — at...

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New: As lawmakers prepare to debate a statewide ban on seclusion and restraint, Illinois schools reported using seclusion — the practice of forcibly isolating a student in a small room or other space — at least 10,776 times in the 2017-18 school year. propub.li/35DODHi

New Data Shows the Use of Seclusion and Restraint Increased in Illinois Schools During the 2017–18...

As lawmakers prepare to debate a statewide ban on seclusion and restraint, Illinois schools reported using seclusion — the practice of forcibly isolating a student in a small room or other space — at...

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Jodi Cohen@Jodiscohen17 Nov 2020
NEW data confirms what @jsmithrichards and I reported almost exactly one year ago in "The Quiet Rooms" investigation. Illinois schools put students in seclusion at least 10K times in one year. Lawmakers are still debating whether it should be legal. propublica.org/article/new-d…

New Data Shows the Use of Seclusion and Restraint Increased in Illinois Schools During the 2017–18...

As lawmakers prepare to debate a statewide ban on seclusion and restraint, Illinois schools reported using seclusion — the practice of forcibly isolating a student in a small room or other space — at...

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