Illinois Answers Reporter Casey Toner will
be on WGN TV News this morning at 8:25 a.m. to discuss his latest story covering the Robbins police department’s high number of fired cops.

Watch live here: wgntv.com/on-air/live-st…
And read the story here: illinoisanswers.org/2024/05/06/rob…

Illinois Answers Reporter Alex Nitkin will be on ABC 7 Chicago this morning at 8:45 a.m. discussing TIFs.

Tune in here: abc7chicago.com/watch/live/

For so many reasons, I am grateful and honored to have had this moment.

Thank you Ida Bae Wells for joining us yesterday for a great conversation about democracy and journalism! And thank you Madison Hopkins for crafting this discussion with me. Such an affirming convo and day!

ICYMI: Johnson Administration faces credibility crunch over a key plank of $1.25B bond plan. Officials say they'll let enough special taxing districts expire to generate the money needed to pay back the debt. Some analysts are skeptical.
illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/25/joh…

NEW from SIDNEE: Chatham Flooding Mitigation Program Flounders, But Oak Park Sees Success 

illinoisanswers.org/2024/05/09/rai…

Happening now: City Council Housing Committee is holding a subject matter hearing with CHA CEO Tracey Scott on vacant scattered-site housing.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas lays into CHA, in part by citing this Illinois Answers Project/Block Club Chicago investigation:
illinoisanswers.org/2023/11/29/chi…

ICYMI: Flooding is Illinois' most threatening natural disaster. Are we prepared? Learn more here: bit.ly/3y8zP47

The City of Chicago has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $10 million from a north suburban woman and her real estate company in connection with a vacant-lot-turned-dumping-ground on the South Side.
illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/26/chi…

NEW from Casey Toner: An analysis of state data shows that 17% of all police officers hired by the Robbins Police Department since 2000 came on board directly after they were fired from previous law enforcement jobs.
illinoisanswers.org/2024/05/06/rob…

Tune in to ABC 7 Chicago this morning at 8:45 a.m. to watch Illinois Answers reporter Alex Nitkin discuss his story covering 'green alleys,' a possible solution to flooding in Chicago.

Watch live here: abc7chicago.com/watch/live/
And read the story here: illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/18/chi…

The city is suing Northbrook resident Suzie B. Wilson and her company for more than $10 million, alleging they failed for years to clean up a hazardous West Englewood dump.

illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/26/chi…

ICYMI: Johnson Administration Faces Credibility Crunch Over a Key Plank of $1.25B Bond Plan

Read the story here: illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/25/joh…

New from Alex Nitkin: Johnson administration faces credibility crunch over a key plank of $1.25B bond plan
illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/25/joh…

Over the next 30 years, Illinois will see an increase of 30k properties that are at risk for substantial flooding, according to projections from First Street Foundation. Our map breaks down each country’s change in risk. Find your county here: illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/16/chi…

Use the map to view complaint hotspots for flooding complaints in Chicago, as well as the location of about 400 alley construction projects as a part of the city’s Green Alleys program: illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/18/chi…

For the past 30 years, two state agencies have purchased over 4,000 flood-prone properties through buyout programs. View this map that plots nearly every property buyout from 1993 to 2023: illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/23/ill…

NEW from Laura Stewart: A state government home buyout program has helped hundreds of people move out of harm's way. But for many, it takes too long.
illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/23/ill…

Illinois Answers Reporters Meredith Newman and Alex Nitkin were on City Cast Chicago to discuss their recent series on flooding in Illinois.

You can listen to the episode here: chicago.citycast.fm/podcasts/will-…