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September 2018

What Happens When the Next Financial Crisis Strikes?

How Struggling Dayton, Ohio, Reveals the Chasm Among American Cities

Esto es lo que pasó a los 99 niños inmigrantes separados de sus padres y enviados a Chicago

Here’s What Happened to the 99 Immigrant Children Separated From Their Parents and Sent to Chicago

Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Orders Staff to “Do a Better Job” of Disclosing Industry Ties

Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Financial Ties in Major Research Journals

Heart Surgery “Legend” a Factor in Transplant Deaths, a St. Luke’s Colleague Told Inspector

Mientras pasan los meses en albergues de Chicago, menores migrantes contemplan fugarse y hasta suicidarse

“Bombs in Our Backyard” Wins SEJ’s Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Outstanding Environmental Reporting

Did Three Immigrant Teens Run Away From a Chicago Shelter Last Month?

As Months Pass in Chicago Shelters, Immigrant Children Contemplate Escape, Even Suicide

There Was a Plan to Save This City From Flooding. But When the Rains Came, So Did Hesitance.

How the Army Corps’ Hesitation Nearly Destroyed a City

At Hearing for Bronx Trash Hauler, More Questions About Safety and Oversight

The Imam’s Widow

Prominent Houston Judge Quits St. Luke’s Board After Heart Transplant Troubles Revealed

From Ministry to Muckraking: The Biblical Basis for Investigative Reporting

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Melissa Sanchez

I report on immigration and labor, and I am based in Chicago.

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Jesse Coburn

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