Illinois Answers Project @IllinoisAnswers
Working every day to uncover waste and wrongdoing in government, hold public officials accountable, and lift up solutions to Illinois’ most pressing problems. illinoisanswers.org Chicago, IL Joined May 2022-
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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 @AlexNitkin: 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 @laurapstew: 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 @MereNewman and @AlexNitkin were on @CityCastChicago to discuss their recent series on flooding in Illinois. You can listen to the episode here: chicago.citycast.fm/podcasts/will-…
Illinois Answers reporter @MereNewman will be on @ABC7Chicago this morning to discuss her story covering flooding in Illinois. Watch live at 8:45 a.m. here: abc7chicago.com/watch/live/ And read the story here: illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/16/chi…
Green alleys are a special type of infrastructure to prevent flooding, one of Illinois’ most threatening natural disasters. Their construction in Chicago has skewed heavily toward the city’s North and Northwest Side. Read more here: illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/18/chi…
Also check our interactive heat map to compare flood complaint density to green alley abundance in your neighborhood. Here's the North Side 40th Ward (1,947 flood complaints in 2021-23; 23 green alleys) vs the West Side 24th ward (2,143 complaints; five green alleys)
@IllinoisAnswers Project's Meredith Newman joins the Steve @CochranShow to discuss the reasons behind the surge of extreme rain events, what makes flooding Illinois' most threatening natural disaster, and solutions to prevent the next flooding disaster. wlsam.com/2024/04/18/ill…
NEW from @AlexNitkin: ‘Green Alleys’ prevent flooding, but vulnerable neighborhoods must wait in line. illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/18/chi…
Flooding is Illinois’ most threatening natural disaster and touches every corner of the state. Read more here: illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/16/chi…
The Illinois Answers Project interviewed a range of experts on flooding, climate and infrastructure to explore how prepared Chicago and the state are to combat the growing environmental threats its residents face. Read the first in the series here: illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/16/chi…
When it comes to preventing severe flooding, there’s not one fix. Over the next few weeks, Illinois Answers will examine what city and state agencies are doing to protect residents. Read the first piece in this series, from @MereNewman, here: illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/16/chi…
Thanks to @IllinoisAnswers for recognizing two Injustice Watch projects as finalists for the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting — @ballesteros_312's investigation w/WBEZ into medical releases and @poolcar4's series on elder financial exploitation.
Thanks to @IllinoisAnswers for recognizing two Injustice Watch projects as finalists for the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting — @ballesteros_312's investigation w/WBEZ into medical releases and @poolcar4's series on elder financial exploitation.
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Thanks to @IllinoisAnswers for recognizing two Injustice Watch projects as finalists for the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting — @ballesteros_312's investigation w/WBEZ into medical releases and @poolcar4's series on elder financial exploitation.
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Next month, I’ll be working as an embed investigative reporter for @IllinoisAnswers / @BetterGov. I’ll be partnering with local papers to report on the most pressing issues in those communities.
Meet me and my @IllinoisAnswers colleagues tomorrow night in Humboldt Park! We have light refreshments. I will answer all of your rat questions bettergov.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=…
Exciting news: we're hosting a virtual event on Oct. 5 to talk Chicago apartment safety! I'll be joined by Arieh Venick at @TenantsRights to talk about tenants' options for improving conditions in their buildings. Sign up here: eventbrite.com/e/unsafe-unsou…
Has Mayor Johnson made progress on his government ethics campaign promises? We reviewed the progress he's made in his first hundred days in office. bettergov.org/2023/08/23/100…
For years now, @BetterGov/@IllinoisAnswers has been reporting how Chicago's slow, disorganized building regulation system misses safety issues. So what does it look like when a city actually holds bad landlords accountable? We went to Denver to find out: illinoisanswers.org/2023/09/18/chi…
One of the pieces from @BlockClubCHI as they looked into the rat problem in Chicago along with @IllinoisAnswers and @WGNNews blockclubchicago.org/2023/09/08/loc…
illinoisanswers.org/2023/09/05/chi… We created a standalone page for the @IllinoisAnswers database/map of 311 rodent complaints. Look up your address to see what people are saying about the 🐀🐀🐀 on your block!
Really good budget season table-setter here by @jus10chi! Signs continue to point to a stopgap budget that takes advantage of last available ARP allocations instead of rolling out any big new revenue or spending proposals chicagobusiness.com/politics/johns…
From @ctoner: In the past four-and-a-half years, the City of Chicago has fined local agencies more than $750,000 for rat-related violations, building code violation and ticketing data shows. illinoisanswers.org/2023/08/31/chi…
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