As Chicago once again faces a historic increase in violence, a reporter seeks to understand how the pandemic is affecting shooting survivors.
Community Safety
Successfully resettling refugees, which in Western New York is coordinated by a small group of local agencies, requires a complex set of community interactions.
Contributor Bill Heisel outlines three things you can do to put together an investigation of environmental threats near you.
Tribune analysis identifies youth treatment centers with higher rates of reported sexual abuse.
Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco built a controversial data-driven approach to policing. He also built a wide circle of powerful friends who don’t question his tactics.
— The evidence is unclear; some see the pandemic as a chance to revamp systems toward prevention
To get through the crises generated by the pandemic and the holiday season, millions of unemployed or part-time workers are turning to food banks run by government agencies or charitable organizations.
This story was produced as part of a large project by Jessica Bedolla, a participant in the 2020 National Fellowship, who is exploring, researching and reporting the impact of this worldwide pandemic in communities along the border. ...
COVID-19 has stolen attention from the addiction crisis — and made it worse
Outside of the traditional foster care system exists a shadow system of potentially hundreds of thousands of children removed by CPS to their relatives or family friends—without a court case, monetary support, or due process.