WBEZ Investigations

Original investigative reporting, exclusives and analyses from WBEZ

People eating along the Chicago Riverwalk in 2020

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Accountants pulled into dispute between investors in popular Chicago steakhouse

By Dan Mihalopoulos

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Chicago Police won’t discipline nine officers with extremist group ties

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Look up traffic stop data in Illinois by police department

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Two former lifeguards sue the Chicago Park District, saying they suffered sexual abuse when they were minors

Criminal Justice

Investigative reporter Jamie Kalven talks about his work uncovering racist police

Meeting of the The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability

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A new policy would ban Chicago police from participating in hate, extremist groups

By Dan Mihalopoulos and Tom Schuba

Stephenson County Sheriff Steve Stovall (left) and Chief Deputy Sheriff Andrew Schroeder (right),

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Illinois sheriff says cop signed up for Oath Keepers, but now renounces the extremist group

By Dan Mihalopoulos

New Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling speaks during a special City Council meeting last month.

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Chicago’s top cop wants to root out officers with extremist ties

By Tom Schuba and Dan Mihalopoulos

Richard Jackson traffic stops

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Black drivers 'stay ready,' navigating low-level traffic stops

By Angela Caputo and Matt Kiefer

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Illinois traffic stops of Black drivers reach record highs

By Matt Kiefer , Taylor Moore , and 1 more

People eating outdoors in Chicago

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Investors say a fancy steakhouse in Chicago ‘misappropriated’ millions from feds

By Dan Mihalopoulos and Frank Main

Pool in Chicago

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A Chicago Park District lifeguard was fired after he allegedly ‘inappropriately touched’ a girl

By Dan Mihalopoulos

Pontiac Correctional Center holes in ceilings and chipped paint

Criminal Justice

Illinois prisons need $2.5 billion in repairs, and that's just the beginning

By Shannon Heffernan

Macomb Community News Brief

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A startup newspaper is helping an Illinois town avoid becoming a news desert

By Alex Degman

People eating along the Riverwalk

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Maple & Ash, one of Chicago’s fanciest restaurants, is accused of misusing federal pandemic aid

By Dan Mihalopoulos

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Education

An Illinois lifeline program for suicidal kids has become a bridge to nowhere for many

By Sarah Karp and Kristen Schorsch

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Education

Un programa de Illinois para salvar las vidas de menores con tendencias suicidas es, para muchos, un camino a ninguna parte

By Kristen Schorsch and Sarah Karp

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Education

Few hospitals are willing to bear the cost of providing psychiatric care for kids

By Kristen Schorsch and Sarah Karp

A row of room number signs from St. Bernard Hospital Emergency department

Education

What's your experience with youth mental health in Illinois?

By Kristen Schorsch and Sarah Karp