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Jeremiah Johnson (age 8) climbs down a small ladder on the side of a parked freight train on November 16, 2022, in Hammond, Indiana. Many mornings children who walk to school need to find a way of climbing over or under the train to make their classes on time.

As rail profits soar, blocked crossings force kids to crawl under trains to get to school

April 28, 2023 at 6:37 p.m.

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Jeremiah Johnson couldn't convince his mother to let him wear a suit, so he insisted on wearing his striped tie and matching pocket...

The Dickson Mounds Museum and grounds in Lewistown, August 2022.

The Illinois museum built on Native American burial mounds

May 22, 2026 at 7:51 p.m.

Every day when Logan Pappenfort is at work, he tries not to dwell on what's under his feet. Beneath the south wing of the museum where he's interim director are...

Carlota sostiene un afiche de niño desaparecido que el estado hizo para Miguel. Lo describía como un chico que había huido de casa.

Los desaparecidos

May 15, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

AL PRINCIPIO, el grupo de mensajes de texto que llegaría a obsesionar a Carlota Morán pareció ser solo una molestia, una interrupción en la supuesta salida especial de ella sola...

Los archivos revelan una existencia regimentada en los centros de acogida, con los empleados controlando casi cada minuto del día de los niños.

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

March 15, 2019 at 7:55 p.m.

(Esta historia fue publicada en colaboración con Mother Jones) Un guatemalteco de 16 años dijo que quería “quitarme la vida” mientras esperaba ser liberado de un albergue para jóvenes inmigrantes...

Illinois leads Medicare billings for group therapy

June 17, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.

A few years ago, Illinois' Medicaid program for the poor noticed some odd trends in its billings for group psychotherapy sessions. Nursing home residents were being taken several times a...

Illinois leads Medicare billings for group therapy

August 25, 2021 at 6:30 a.m.

A few years ago, Illinois' Medicaid program for the poor noticed some odd trends in its billings for group psychotherapy sessions. Nursing home residents were being taken several times a...

Illinois leads Medicare billings for group therapy

May 14, 2019 at 6:15 a.m.

A few years ago, Illinois' Medicaid program for the poor noticed some odd trends in its billings for group psychotherapy sessions. Nursing home residents were being taken several times a...

Two deaths, wildly different penalties

December 23, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.

— To see the federal government's inconsistent oversight of nursing homes, one needs only to look at what happened after two residents died — one in Texas, one in South...

Two deaths, wildly different penalties

August 24, 2021 at 1:06 a.m.

— To see the federal government's inconsistent oversight of nursing homes, one needs only to look at what happened after two residents died — one in Texas, one in South...

Two deaths, wildly different penalties

May 14, 2019 at 3:21 a.m.

— To see the federal government's inconsistent oversight of nursing homes, one needs only to look at what happened after two residents died — one in Texas, one in South...

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