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I'm Suddenly a Lot More Skeptical of the Feds' New Fair Housing Rules
By Whet Moser
HUD's specific, inclusive new definition of fair housing has the potential to increase integration and opportunity. But it offers significant challenges to those in the business of fair housing, and fears that it could empty out or gentrify neighborhoods that are most in need of help. Read more
Here Are Chicago's Most Expensive Blocks—In Terms of Prison Sentences
By Whet Moser
A new website maps the city's "million dollar blocks"—where prison sentences for their residents have cost the state that much over the past few years. Read more
A Night with Pauley LaPointe, Chicago’s Nightcrawler
By Bryan Smith
Anywhere there’s a shooting or a knifing or a car crash in this city, you will likely find Pauley LaPointe, camera in hand. Read more
Donald Trump: Wrong on Immigration and Crime
By Whet Moser
The presidential candidate wants you to fear immigrants. But in the Midwest, they're a lifeline for cities that are losing population and facing crime problems. Read more
The Feds' New Fair Housing Rules Could Change the Shape of America
By Whet Moser
The Department of Housing and Urban Development just announced new, robust guidelines for defining what fair housing is, and new tools to build it. But will they be enforced? Read more
How the Tribune Saved America from Fourth of July Lockjaw
By Whet Moser
A turn-of-the-century data-journalism project by the paper created a movement to clean up the holiday and the scourge of "patriotic tetanus" that always followed it. Read more
Illinois Doesn't Know Which Employees It Has to Pay with the Money It Doesn't Have
By Whet Moser
Under federal law, the state has to pay at least some of its employees minimum wage even in the event of a government shutdown. According to the comptroller, the state's ancient digital infrastructure makes that impossible. Read more
Teaching Kids in Jail to 'Think Slow,' So They Won't Come Back
By Whet Moser
Cognitive-behavioral programs in Chicago continue to show promise, by teaching kids how to reverse-engineer their instincts. Read more
What Could Chicago Buy with Delinquent Traffic Ticket Fines?
By Jovana Taylor
Scofflaws owe more than $1.5 billion in fines from unpaid parking and traffic tickets, according to the results of a FOIA request filed by DNAinfo Chicago. Here’s what the city could buy if it collected the cash. Read more
The Victims Behind the Numbers
How many different ways can the CPD hide a murder? We found seven. Read more
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