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?
Chicago
Posted inAccountability
The City (Revealed)
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
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?
Posted inAccountability
PPP aid flooded fast food outlets facing labor complaints
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.
Posted inCOVID-19
Not lovin’ it
McDonald’s across the country are hit by COVID-19 outbreaks as hundreds of complaints allege safety breakdowns.
Posted inAccountability
The City – revealed
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
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?
A lawsuit has been delayed numerous times, including two rounds of settlement talks. It has dragged on for eight years.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Law Enforcement
Chicago borrows millions to settle police misconduct lawsuits
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
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.