Chicago Sun-Times
Call her ‘doctor’ at 17: Chicago teen Dorothy Jeanius Tillman earns Ph. D.
Son of Chicagoans, Hersh Goldberg-Polin among five Hamas hostages with Illinois ties
‘It’s a miracle’: Evanston mom and daughter held hostage by Hamas released after almost two weeks
Parents worry as day care centers face funding crisis
After man’s heroic effort to reverse overdose, Cook County sheriff receives 2,000 naloxone devices
Students at Stateville prison find empowerment, hope in arts education
Triathlon training program aims to level playing field for young Chicagoans
2 Chicago-area people indicted with Trump, accused of trying to overturn Georgia election results
Forest Glen man gives out free clothes to migrants outside his home: ‘How could I not do something?’
NASCAR in Chicago gives fans thrills until the threat of lightning puts the brakes on fun
Chicago 2023 municipal election voter guide and Election Day coverage
Free mammogram program at U of C hospital aims to address health disparities
Black Women’s Expo offers roadmap to financial health, mental wellness and business success
The Kansas City Star
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‘We are at a standstill’: Columbia residents fed up with little action on gun violence
When Missouri repealed a key gun law, few protested. The result: More deaths than ever
‘We should be doing more’: In St. Louis and KC, fixing vacancy to reduce gun violence
Young vets in Missouri die by suicide at exceptionally high rate. Experts blame guns.
A teen’s death by suicide with her father’s gun divides a small Missouri town
With gun suicides on the rise, a rare hotline staffed by St. Louis teens saves lives
Missouri saw deadliest year ever for gun violence in 2020, made worse by pandemic
Springfield’s high rates of gun violence, domestic abuse are linked, local leaders say
The Sun-Gazette
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Tulare County’s most vulnerable turn to schools for food in COVID-19 crisis
Wine grape growers lose labor to cannabis farms
California wineries struggle amid internal, external hardships
Lali Moheno champions women farm workers’ wellness, rights
County has highest rate of food stamp users in state
The Center for Responsive Politics
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2017 financials of the Koch’s dark money network
Anyone can make a super PAC — even prisoners and kids who can’t vote
Member dues plummet, leaving the NRA in the red for second straight year
“Guardian angels” watching over campaigns
The Oregonian
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Oregon crime labs drowning in urine samples
What we’ve learned from three years of legal marijuana
The Columbia Missourian
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Lawmakers cut funding for health department staff over Bourbon virus quarrel
Governor’s lakeside home has complicated financial history
Many lawmakers still reluctant to take a public stand on Greitens
Dozens of lawmakers react to explicit report on Greitens’ affair
Looking at the Greitens scandal in an era of fake news and #MeToo
Greitens’ proposed budget cuts higher education funding again
Kelley helps patch together a strong, caring, diverse community
Kaitlin Washburn 