Investigative Journalism

A third of Illinois counties have passed resolutions seeking to separate from the city of Chicago. People in these rural counties resent what they see as disproportionate power wielded by Chicago.

Over the last few years, a third of the counties in Illinois have voted to explore the idea of forming a 51st state. And the movement behind these ballot measures has its eye on the midterms. Here's reporter Connor Towne O'Neill.

Audio & Transcript: 'Sometimes splitting is a good thing': An Illinois movement aims to be the 51st state

1d 11h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.npr.org
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A Popular Doctor (& leading vaccine skeptic) Had Long Warned That Vitamin K Shots Are Risky for Newborns. Now He’s Changed His Tune.

5d 3h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.

8d 9h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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Trump booed at Knicks-Spurs game as he became first US president at NBA Finals

8d 10h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.bbc.com
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Bill Pulte’s family has ties to “The Family,” secretive Christian org with vast political influence - Salon.com

8d 10h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.salon.com
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Opinion: It's not just hopium: People really are leaving MAGA

9d 12h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.salon.com
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Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land

9d 12h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.theguardian.com
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Baby botulism outbreak: FDA still doesn't know cause—or how to prevent it

9d 12h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from arstechnica.com
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In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations

13d 9h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and tasered students

16d 11h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.texastribune.org
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I asked a mining billionaire about his environmental philanthropy. It didn’t go well.

16d 12h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.motherjones.com
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See which state employees Florida pays the most and how they compare to their peers

20d 11h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.miamiherald.com
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How Venture Capital Benefits From Zombie Bankruptcies

20d 11h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.motherjones.com
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The Pentagon could name thousands of unknown soldiers. Families want to know why it hasn’t.

22d 10h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.motherjones.com
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Louisiana’s Tough-on-Crime Policies Stand to Cost Taxpayers Millions More for Years to Come

26d 9h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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Locals didn't think Roundup was being sprayed near Lake Tahoe. So I went to find out.

26d 10h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.motherjones.com
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This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.

27d 10h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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True Scale of Trump’s Secret Military Disaster Is Revealed

27d 10h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.thedailybeast.com
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Ken Paxton Wanted to Crack Down on Judge & Jury Shopping. Now Lawyers Say He’s Improperly Seeking Out Favorable Courts.

28d 7h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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Inside Ken Paxton’s plea deal for a a Waco man charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy.

29d 9h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.texastribune.org
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This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.

29d 9h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)

29d 10h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.npr.org
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Trump demands Medicaid data for deportation. Some states go a step further

1mon 10h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.miamiherald.com
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Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming

1mon 3d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.npr.org
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Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands

1mon 3d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.motherjones.com
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A Unique Oregon Law Allows It to Block Healthcare Deals. In Five Years, the State Hasn’t Done So Once.

1mon 4d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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A Noncitizen Says She Was Told She Could Vote. Then Customs Detained Her at the Airport and Threatened to Deport Her.

1mon 5d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home

1mon 5d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from arstechnica.com
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He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.

1mon 6d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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Video: John Oliver on Trump’s use of supreme court shadow dockets: ‘his go-to method to get his way’

1mon 7d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.theguardian.com
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Revealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling

1mon 11d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.theguardian.com
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NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive

1mon 12d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.npr.org
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NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive

1mon 12d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.npr.org
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Video: Amazon Delivery Drones Involve a Perilous 10-Foot Drop. Users Are Posting the Apparent Results

1mon 13d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from gizmodo.com
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An unreported ICE killing of an American shattered 2 Texas families

1mon 14d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.texastribune.org
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‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

1mon 14d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.theguardian.com
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Former UW medical residents sue program intended to help struggling physicians

1mon 19d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from m.kuow.org
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Mormons will regret suing an ex-member

1mon 19d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.salon.com
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We are bombarding America’s forests with Roundup

1mon 21d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.motherjones.com
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After years of waiting, many opioid victims will be shut out of Purdue settlement

1mon 24d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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Thiel-backed AI project to block bad press looks like a bust

1mon 25d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.salon.com
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Washington police lag on required deescalation, mental health training

1mon 27d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from m.kuow.org
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Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled

1mon 28d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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3D-Printed Homes, an Abandoned $590,000 Deposit, the FBI: What Really Happened in This Small Town?

2mon 2d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.propublica.org
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Inside the surreal anti-science conference where Trump’s EPA chief gave the keynote address

2mon 2d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.motherjones.com
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What’s the deal with Alzheimer’s disease and amyloid?

2mon 3d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from arstechnica.com
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The scammers profiting off Trump's immigration crackdown

2mon 3d ago by sh.itjust.works/u/pelespirit in investigativejournalism@sh.itjust.works from www.motherjones.com
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