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Matt Kiefer

Matt Kiefer

Matt is the data editor for The Chicago Reporter. Email him at mkiefer@chicagoreporter.com and follow him on Twitter @matt_kiefer.

Behind the Data

How the Chicago Police Department fought — and ultimately lost — its FOIA battle to keep cop names from the public

By Matt Kiefer | August 28, 2019

CPD finally complied with The Chicago Reporter’s request for detailed records on police personnel needed to maintain the Settling for Misconduct lawsuits database.

Government and Politics

Police in Illinois will permanently have to record race, other traffic stop data in new bill

By Matt Kiefer | May 23, 2019

The Illinois Traffic Stop Study — launched 15 years ago under legislation sponsored by then-State Sen. Barack Obama — would have ended on June 30.

Chicago Election 2019

Money, money, money: 13 takeaways from Chicago’s historic election

By Matt Kiefer, La Risa Lynch, Josh McGhee and Asraa Mustufa | May 3, 2019

Dollar for dollar, Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot spent less than half as much as Toni Preckwinkle to clinch her landslide victory.

Behind the Data

Illinois Attorney General to Chicago Police: Fulfill Chicago Reporter’s FOIA Request

By Matt Kiefer | May 3, 2019

The Chicago Police Department was advised to turn over lists of sworn officers in a key legal determination won after a nearly year-long pursuit of records for the Settling for Misconduct database.

Employment and Labor

Chicago is the fastest shrinking major metro area

By Matt Kiefer | April 26, 2019

Black and low-income residents continue to move out, but unlike other groups, a majority of African-Americans exiting the Chicago area didn’t have a job when they left.

Employment and Labor

Labor watchdog would give city’s worker protection laws some teeth

By Matt Kiefer | April 18, 2018

The Office of Labor Standards would enforce Chicago’s minimum wage increase, guaranteed paid sick days, and guard against wage theft for vulnerable workers.

Behind the Data

How we researched Chicago student transfer patterns

By Matt Kiefer | December 19, 2017

About a third of students leaving segregated, low-income Chicago schools end up back in majority black and poor suburban schools, our analysis shows.

Behind the Data

Cómo investigamos la recuperación de salarios en el Departamento Laboral de Illinois

By Matt Kiefer | August 17, 2017

Un análisis de miles de denuncias de robo de salario muestra que hay poca probabilidad de que un trabajador recupere su sueldo en Illinois.

Cuando les roban el salario, pocos trabajadores de Illinois recuperan sus sueldos

By Melissa Sanchez and Matt Kiefer | August 17, 2017

Los trabajadores que reportan robo de salarios ahora enfrentan periodos de espera más largos, un porcentaje mayor de despidos y más burocracia.

Behind the Data

How we investigated wage enforcement at the Illinois Department of Labor

By Matt Kiefer | August 9, 2017

An analysis of thousands of wage complaints shows that workers face long odds of recouping pay in Illinois.

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