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Cecilia Reyes

Chicago Tribune

Cecilia Reyes is a reporter for the Chicago Tribune who uses data to uncover systemic abuses and bolster investigations. She’s written about racial disparities in the pricing and waste of drinking water around Chicago, and is interested in housing and criminal justice. Born and raised in Mexico City, Reyes also worked as a fellow at ProPublica in New York.

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Follow-Up

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

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.
Oct 11, 2021 5:00 AM
Follow-Up

9 Potential Solutions to Keep Chicagoans Safer From Fires

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.
Aug 2, 2021 5:45 AM
Follow-Up

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

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.
Apr 29, 2021 3:50 PM
Investigation

The Failures Before the Fires: Dozens Die in Chicago Buildings Where the City Knew of Fire Safety Issues
Apr 23, 2021 6:00 AM
Investigation

Deadly Fires, Broken Promises

Chicago’s political leaders fail to enact safety rules that stick.
Apr 23, 2021 6:00 AM