The mill might make steel, but the people don’t: The path from John Henry to Wilbur Ross
By Michael Broida The trade war has begun: China announced up to $50 billion of tariffs on U.S. products yesterday [...]
Toledo’s #MeToo Moment: A popular school board member with a well-known history as a sexual predator finally gets taken down
By Joey Horan Patrick Hickey, a prominent educator in Northwest Ohio, was arraigned yesterday in Adrian, Michigan, on three counts [...]
With more than half of its tenants burdened by soaring rents, Chicago considers rent control
By Mina Bloom and Ariel Cheung Photography by Sebastián Hidalgo Lesley Gonzalez grew up in Chicago’s historically Latino neighborhood [...]
A letter from the front lines of the WV Teacher Strike
By Jessica Salfia In 1990 I was nine years old, and my mom, a single parent, was a day-to-day substitute [...]
In Southwest Ohio, the opioid crisis has driven a record number of children into state custody
By Timmy Broderick Data visualizations by Kevin Huber “March 22, 2017. Right then, everything changed.” Shelley’s raspy voice falters, her [...]
In Chicago, black entrepreneurs seeking venture capital face excessive scrutiny and discrimination
By Steve Friess Photography by Sebastián Hidalgo Support for this article was provided by Rise Local, a project of New [...]
In Appalachia, Coding Bootcamps That Aim To Retrain Coal Miners Increasingly Show Themselves To Be ‘New Collar’ Grifters
By Elizabeth Catte A recent class action lawsuit filed in West Virginia against a retraining program that promised unemployed coal [...]
Facing a Mental Health Care System Gutted by Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Residents Plagued by Gun Violence Are Opting To Fund Their Own Clinics
By Jonathan Foiles Photo by Sebastián Hidalgo for The Chicago Reporter When I met Anthony more than two years ago, [...]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, thousands of Puerto Ricans have sought refuge in Chicago. Here’s what one woman had to navigate to get her family settled.
By Martha Bayne Photography by Michelle Kanaar Support for this article was provided by Rise Local, a project of New [...]