Alex Richards

Jolt of reality: Shootings persist as Chicago police Taser use skyrockets

August 23, 2021 at 3:55 p.m.

Police departments in Chicago and the suburbs have embraced the Taser, a device marketed as a tool to reduce shootings by officers. The weapons' manufacturer contends that if officers can...

Front-line workers bear brunt of DCFS staff cuts

December 23, 2018 at 10:50 p.m.

Budget cuts that are often cited as a reason for failures by the state agency charged with protecting children have fallen disproportionately on front-line child abuse and neglect workers, a...

How public data revealed new DCFS staffing insights

May 9, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

Wednesday's story about staffing cuts at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services began with a question: In response to diminishing resources, how have existing protective and welfare jobs...

Front-line workers bear brunt of DCFS staff cuts

August 23, 2021 at 3:24 p.m.

Budget cuts that are often cited as a reason for failures by the state agency charged with protecting children have fallen disproportionately on front-line child abuse and neglect workers, a...

Front-line workers bear brunt of DCFS staff cuts

December 24, 2018 at 3:01 p.m.

Budget cuts that are often cited as a reason for failures by the state agency charged with protecting children have fallen disproportionately on front-line child abuse and neglect workers, a...

How public data revealed new DCFS staffing insights

December 24, 2018 at 4:52 p.m.

Despite blitz, Chicago elevator inspections may take years to do

June 14, 2024 at 6:51 p.m.

The city has launched a "blitz" of elevator inspections, stepping up its review of thousands of devices that have not received annual checkups, but officials acknowledge it could still take...

Despite blitz, Chicago elevator inspections may take years to do

June 14, 2024 at 6:51 p.m.

The city has launched a "blitz" of elevator inspections, stepping up its review of thousands of devices that have not received annual checkups, but officials acknowledge it could still take...

City elevator inspections miss big number of lifts

June 14, 2024 at 6:52 p.m.

More than half of Chicago's elevators did not receive their required inspection last year, despite a reform program launched in 2009 to reduce a massive backlog of examinations, a Tribune...

City defends record on elevator inspections but plans ‘blitz’

December 24, 2018 at 12:56 p.m.

Over the past two years, the elevators at 4526 N. Sheridan Road have developed a reputation for unreliability, according to residents and city records. They often break down, apartment tenants...

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