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Madison Hopkins

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact

Mayor Lightfoot’s ‘Scofflaw List’ Fails To Include Hundreds of Unsafe Buildings

by Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes October 11, 2021November 10, 2022

The 98 buildings on City Hall’s new list of unsafe buildings — compiled after a BGA/Tribune investigation into its failure to enforce fire safety violations — would not have included buildings where 57 people died by fire in unsafe apartments. Lightfoot won’t comment.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

9 Potential Solutions to Keep Chicagoans Safer From Fires

by Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes August 2, 2021November 10, 2022

A follow-up to a BGA/Chicago Tribune investigation finds other major cities have enacted reforms to improve building safety that could save lives in Chicago — if city leaders break from a pattern of neglect.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

Public Officials, Advocates Call for Reform After Investigation Reveals Dozens of Fire Deaths Linked to Enforcement Failures

by Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes April 29, 2021November 10, 2022

Mayor claims building code enforcement problems were part of the past, but advocates say actions Lightfoot has made haven’t gone far enough and fail to address systemic problems of inequity.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

The Failures Before the Fires: Dozens Die in Chicago Buildings Where the City Knew of Fire Safety Issues

by Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes April 23, 2021November 10, 2022

Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

Deadly Fires, Broken Promises

by Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes April 23, 2021November 10, 2022

Chicago’s political leaders fail to enact safety rules that stick.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

42 Fires, 61 Deaths: A Story of Failed City Oversight

by Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes April 23, 2021November 10, 2022

Look at photos. Listen to 911 calls. Read excerpts from key documents.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

Fuego y Fracaso

by Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes April 23, 2021November 10, 2022

En seis años, 61 personas murieron en edificios de Chicago donde la ciudad sabía de problemas de seguridad contra incendios.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

The Failures Before the Fires: How We Reported This Story

by Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes April 23, 2021November 10, 2022

Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

‘Old Lessons That Tragically Went Unheeded’

by Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes April 23, 2021November 10, 2022

Over and over, Chicago fails to learn from fatal fires

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

Los Fracasos Antes De Los Incendios: Cómo Reportamos Esta Historia

by Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes April 23, 2021November 10, 2022

Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements

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