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Posted inAccountability

How a 7-Year Prison Sentence Turns Into Over 100

Portrait of steven rascón by Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis and Al Letson February 18, 2023March 3, 2023

Anthony Gay was sentenced to seven years in prison on a parole violation. He ended up with 97 years added to his sentence. How did that happen?

Posted inAccountability

The City (Revealed)

by Jenny Casas, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes and Al Letson November 12, 2022November 23, 2022

An illegal construction dump appears in a Chicago neighborhood and grows to six stories tall. Its story reveals the depths of political corruption.

Posted inPrisons

How a 7-Year Prison Sentence Turns Into Over 100

Jess AlvarengaPortrait of steven rascón by Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Jess Alvarenga, Steven Rascón, Kathryn Styer Martínez and Kevin Sullivan April 30, 2022May 12, 2022

Anthony Gay was sentenced to seven years of prison on a parole violation, but ended up with 97 years added to his sentence. How does that happen?

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A brick McDonald’s restaurant at night.
Posted inAccountability

PPP aid flooded fast food outlets facing labor complaints

by Gabriel Thompson June 2, 2021June 30, 2021

One McDonald’s chain in Chicago received half a million dollars in forgivable federal loans. Then came complaints of COVID-19 safety failures and a deadly outbreak.

A graphic illustration shows a burger in a cardboard box, a container of french fries and a soft drink, overlaid with images of viruses.
Posted inCOVID-19

Not lovin’ it

by Lance Williams January 15, 2021June 30, 2021

McDonald’s across the country are hit by COVID-19 outbreaks as hundreds of complaints allege safety breakdowns.

Posted inAccountability

The City – revealed

by Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Deborah George, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs and Kaitlin Benz May 25, 2019July 1, 2021

The story of a mysterious illegal dump in a Chicago neighborhood that grew to be six stories high and a cover for a federal investigation.

Posted inInequality

Reveal presents: The View from Room 205

by Kevin Sullivan May 12, 2018July 1, 2021

The story of 30 fourth-graders and one big question: Can education bring kids out of poverty?

Posted inInequality, U.S. Education

Does Illinois school funding discriminate against minority students?

by Curtis Black, The Chicago Reporter October 26, 2016June 30, 2021

A lawsuit has been delayed numerous times, including two rounds of settlement talks. It has dragged on for eight years.

Alfonso and Patricia Cavada at their home in Archer Heights with their sons Michael, 5 and Alfonso Jr., 14.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Law Enforcement

Chicago borrows millions to settle police misconduct lawsuits

by Fernando Diaz June 22, 2016June 23, 2016

Over time, the interest on the bonds could nearly double the cost for police misconduct in Chicago.

Posted inImmigration, Inequality, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights

Kill bill: How Illinois’ temp industry lobbying quashed reform

by Will Evans June 13, 2016June 30, 2021

A state bill would have provided proof that temp agencies were shutting out black workers in favor of Latinos they could more easily exploit. This is the story of why the bill was born – and how it was killed.

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