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How Dolton, Illinois Reflects America's Changing Suburbs in 2018

BGA and WBEZ spent months in Dolton reporting on a growing national trend: for the first time, there is more poverty in suburbs than in cities.
Nov 12, 2018 12:00 AM
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Interactive Map: Pollution Hits Chicago's West, South Sides Hardest

New research shows toxic threats are greatest in minority neighborhoods near industrial areas. Interactive map also shows pollution dangers near your home.
Oct 25, 2018 6:00 AM
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Un mapa interactivo confirma que oeste y sur de Chicago son los más afectados por la contaminación

Una nueva investigación muestra que las amenazas tóxicas son mayores en los pequeños vecindarios cercanos a las áreas industriales. El estudio, según los activistas, puede contribuir en la lucha por la reubicación de la industria sucia en sus comunidades.
Oct 25, 2018 6:00 AM
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Searchable Map: Is Your Blue Cart Recycling Tossed in a Landfill?

Browse and search more than 500,000 recorded residential recycling contaminations.
Oct 10, 2018 12:00 AM
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As Tons of Chicago Recycling Go to Dumps, a Private Firm Is Paid Twice

A BGA probe finds residential recycling in Chicago is unequal depending on what company picks it up, and where.
Oct 10, 2018 12:00 AM
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Decision Nears On Rauner Plan For Easing Coal Plant Pollution Limits

The Rauner administration seeks to extend a lifeline to a $13 billion energy company, a plan that would lead to more pollution-related deaths and illnesses, opponents warn.
Oct 2, 2018 4:00 PM
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Emanuel Decries Police Code of Silence. But City-Paid Expert Says It Doesn't Exist.

An expert witness hired by the Emanuel administration has disputed in several lawsuits the existence of a code of silence among Chicago police to thwart misconduct allegations. The mayor claimed the opposite in the wake of the Laquan McDonald shooting.
Sep 24, 2018 10:00 PM
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Residentes Del Sur Y El Oeste De Chicago Luchan Contra El Ayuntamiento Por La Presencia De Industrias Contaminantes

Comunidades más afluentes evitan industrias como los centros de distribución, una planta de reciclaje de chatarra y un fabricante de asfalto. Los residentes dicen que la ciudad tiene que cambiar la forma en que le permite a la industria pesada ubicarse cerca de escuelas, parques y hogares.
Aug 27, 2018 10:00 AM
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Fed-up Residents on South, West Sides Fight City Hall Over Influx of Polluting Industries

Residents protest distribution centers, a metal scrap recycling plant and an asphalt maker — businesses other communities shun. The city has to change the way it permits heavy industry from locating near schools, parks and homes, they say.
Aug 6, 2018 5:30 AM
Investigation

A Manafort Lender’s Emanuel Ties

Chicago’s mayor spent millions in city taxpayer funds to aid expansion of the same West Loop bank prosecutors now say made $16 million in questionable loans to a former Trump campaign chairman now on trial for alleged tax and bank fraud.
Aug 3, 2018 5:30 AM

Investigations

How Dolton, Illinois Reflects America's Changing Suburbs in 2018

Interactive Map: Pollution Hits Chicago's West, South Sides Hardest

Un mapa interactivo confirma que oeste y sur de Chicago son los más afectados por la contaminación

Searchable Map: Is Your Blue Cart Recycling Tossed in a Landfill?

As Tons of Chicago Recycling Go to Dumps, a Private Firm Is Paid Twice

Decision Nears On Rauner Plan For Easing Coal Plant Pollution Limits

Emanuel Decries Police Code of Silence. But City-Paid Expert Says It Doesn't Exist.

Residentes Del Sur Y El Oeste De Chicago Luchan Contra El Ayuntamiento Por La Presencia De Industrias Contaminantes

Fed-up Residents on South, West Sides Fight City Hall Over Influx of Polluting Industries

A Manafort Lender’s Emanuel Ties

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How Dolton, Illinois Reflects America's Changing Suburbs in 2018

As Tons of Chicago Recycling Go to Dumps, a Private Firm Is Paid Twice

Trapped: Neglected Elevators Put Chicago’s Public Housing Residents at Risk

Investigations

How Dolton, Illinois Reflects America's Changing Suburbs in 2018

Interactive Map: Pollution Hits Chicago's West, South Sides Hardest

Un mapa interactivo confirma que oeste y sur de Chicago son los más afectados por la contaminación

Searchable Map: Is Your Blue Cart Recycling Tossed in a Landfill?

As Tons of Chicago Recycling Go to Dumps, a Private Firm Is Paid Twice

Decision Nears On Rauner Plan For Easing Coal Plant Pollution Limits

Emanuel Decries Police Code of Silence. But City-Paid Expert Says It Doesn't Exist.

Residentes ​​Del Sur Y El Oeste De Chicago Luchan Contra El Ayuntamiento Por La Presencia De Industrias Contaminantes

Fed-up Residents on South, West Sides Fight City Hall Over Influx of Polluting Industries

A Manafort Lender’s Emanuel Ties

Featured articles

How Dolton, Illinois Reflects America's Changing Suburbs in 2018

As Tons of Chicago Recycling Go to Dumps, a Private Firm Is Paid Twice

Trapped: Neglected Elevators Put Chicago’s Public Housing Residents at Risk

Residentes Del Sur Y El Oeste De Chicago Luchan Contra El Ayuntamiento Por La Presencia De Industrias Contaminantes