Criminal Justice
The Kim Foxx effect: how prosecutions have changed in Cook County
The state’s attorney promised to transform the office. Data shows she’s dismissed thousands of felonies that would have been pursued in the past.
Coronavirus
ROUNDUP: Chicago and Illinois take more drastic measures in week two of COVID-19 crisis
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As confirmed coronavirus cases climb into the thousands for Illinois, state and city officials, businesses and communities rally to fight the disease as questions remain about protecting the most vulnerable residents and workers.
Editor's Blog
Covering coronavirus from the lens of race, poverty, and income inequality
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The Chicago Reporter’s small but mighty team is applying its signature data-driven approach to reporting on the crisis of our lifetimes, but we need you to take our efforts to the next level.
Investigations
Economic Development
Alternative energy scams hit poor blacks and Latinos the hardest, complaints show
Thousands are misled into switching suppliers in the hopes of saving money but instead see their utility bills spike, sometimes driving them into debt.
Settling for Misconduct
Chicago police use ‘cover charges’ to justify excessive force
Our analysis shows a troubling pattern of officers charging alleged victims of police misconduct with aggravated battery or assault to a police officer or resisting arrest.
Unequal Discipline
Women in prison punished more harshly than men around the country
Female prison inmates are being disciplined at much higher rates than men for lower-level offenses in many states.