Stories by Jennifer Smith Richards — ProPublica
Chicago Cop Who Falsely Blamed an Ex-Girlfriend for Dozens of Traffic Tickets Pleads Guilty but Avoids Prison
A former Chicago police officer facing trial for perjury and forgery has admitted he lied under oath dozens of times when he used an audacious alibi to get out of numerous speeding tickets and other traffic violations.
Who’s Mailing the Catholic Tribune? It’s Not the Church, It’s Partisan Media.
ProPublica has traced these mass-mailed newspapers to a “pink slime” network known for misinformation and its financial ties to right-wing super PACs and billionaires.
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Chicago’s Democratic Socialists Back 2 City Council Challengers, While Declining to Endorse 2 Incumbents
Ex-CPS Principal Sentenced to Year in Prison Following Nearly Decade-Long Fraud Scheme
From Saddles to Seed Nursery, This Former Barrington Horse Farm Is Being Restored to Native Habitat
Illinois Tollway Board OKs 45-Cent Toll Increase as Part of $26.5 Billion Capital Projects Plan
Class Action Lawsuit Targets Indiana Power Authority Amid Ongoing Outages From Damaging Storms
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