NEW: former Favorite Healthcare Staffing contractors in Chicago's migrant shelters allege that the company systematically mishandled sensitive data of shelter residents Read more from @KatrinaPham_ and me:

Mariam Dagga, killed by Israel today, was an incredibly talented photographer. She relentlessly and courageously documented the genocide. I'm going to share some of her images. Graphic content included.

NEW: Nearly a year after Chicago officials turned off the city's gunshot detection system, a new analysis of Chicago crime data shows a steep drop in violent crime & homicides in the 12 South and West side neighborhoods that had ShotSpotter sensors. @wttw

Shoutout to the guy at Dearborn and Calhoun selling large blank white signs for $2 each. He also has markers connected to string which is attached to his pants. A natural born hustler. 🇺🇸

A single mother from Honduras was detained, leaving her 10-year-old daughter alone while she was in school. Arrests at Chicago’s immigration court began about two weeks ago. Today, more than 10 people were detained at a ‘surprise’ check-in. Read the full story.

Local officials, advocates clash with ICE outside Chicago office over sudden detentions in growing escalation over Trump’s latest immigration tactics. W/⁦@nellbsalzman⁩

Well, isn't this exciting! @raceandequity1's latest investigation is in today's edition of the Chicago Sun-Times! Gotta say, seeing my name in the paper has me pretty stoked 😁

The Child Care Assistance Program significantly reduces costs for Illinois families and it can be an essential source of income for child care businesses. Yet it doesn’t provide enough relief for many families and providers. via @IllinoisAnswers https://t.co/L1IM8t0KIN

In my latest for @prismreports, I wrote about Chicagoans who file discrimination complaints with the Chicago Commission on Human Relations against landlords who reject them for having Housing Choice Vouchers:

Illinois has the “most abusive property tax forfeiture system” in the country, one expert said. @ballesteros_312 and @emelpos investigate the massive transfer of generational wealth from families in Black neighborhoods to affluent investors: https://t.co/yEXsFhIAxz

Your Sunday reads … Why are so many Chicago high schoolers skipping school? How one principal is inspiring students like Carmelia McKeehan to stick with it, via @MilaKoumpilova @SSKedreporter: https://t.co/DlxLJA3NbX @WBEZ @chalkbeatCHI

Why Illinois residents are still losing their homes to tax buyers, via @emelpos @ballesteros_312: https://t.co/WamHe00T2f @injusticewatch @raceandequity1

Great reporting from @emelpos and @ballesteros_312. The state still allows investors to seize homes from folks who fall behind on their property taxes. Since 2019, investors have taken over homes largely in Black communities. Generational wealth stolen.

We tried our best to condense 70+ years of fucked up history into 3,000 words please give it a whirl https://t.co/muS32DOV13

What happens when you fall behind on property taxes in IL? 1. The state sells your debt to investors 2. If you don’t pay within 30 months, your house can becomes theirs 3. You don’t get any equity back, even if your debt was lower than the value of your home Link below @emelpos

On Friday night, my former @raceandequity1 colleagues and I won two awards for our reporting on Black seniors in Chicago being disproportionately denied HELOCs and refinancing. I'm so honored & I look forward to doing more of this work in the future.

The @headlineclub named me and my former colleagues at the @raceandequity1 as Lisagor finalists! Thank you to @maiamcdonald, Khadija Ahmed & @colinbphoto for all their hard work on this story! And congratulations to my former colleague @emelpos for their nominations!

Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to end health insurance for noncitizen immigrants under 65 would save the state $330M next year. But it also would leave 30K people without coverage. ⁦@LAURA_N_ROD⁩ and I look at what that would mean.

Columbia Pulitzer board member @anneapplebaum advocated killing Palestinian media workers for the mere crime of making Israel and the US look bad. My question is why doesn't her presence on campus "threaten the safety" of Palestinian students? https://t.co/K3TJ4uU1AA

Today we published episode 1000 of @CityCastChicago

Hi all, @trinattrill and I would like to connect with you if you are a young person who previously lived in a DCFS congregate group home or facility in Chicago or worked as a social worker in these spaces. We want to understand the issue of children running away from group homes.