Children Locked Away in Illinois SchoolsThis investigation is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune.ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for , a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country.State lawmakers said Monday that they will push for a law to ban face-down restraint of children in Illinois schools after learning that education officials had reversed their positions and decided to allow the controversial practice.The lawmakers’ response came after the reported Monday that the Illinois State Board of...…Children Locked Away in Illinois SchoolsThis investigation is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune.ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for , a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country.State lawmakers said Monday that they will push for a law to ban face-down restraint of children in Illinois schools after learning that education officials had reversed their positions and decided to allow the controversial practice.The lawmakers’ response came after the reported Monday that the Illinois State Board of...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 14, 2021 at 6:30 pmThis story is a collaboration between the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica.Illinois lawmakers had the support to ban schools from locking students alone in a room or physically restraining them face down. But they didn’t have the time.AdvertisementA yearlong legislative effort to end decades of controversial practices that often left confined children crying for their parents and tearing at the walls ended without a vote in the Illinois House on Wednesday as the legislative session expired.The bill had unanimously passed the Senate on...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 14, 2021 at 6:30 pmThis story is a collaboration between the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica.Illinois lawmakers had the support to ban schools from locking students alone in a room or physically restraining them face down. But they didn’t have the time.AdvertisementA yearlong legislative effort to end decades of controversial practices that often left confined children crying for their parents and tearing at the walls ended without a vote in the Illinois House on Wednesday as the legislative session expired.The bill had unanimously passed the Senate on...WW…

Children Locked Away in Illinois SchoolsProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.Illinois lawmakers had the support to ban schools from locking students alone in a room or physically restraining them face down. But they didn’t have the time.A yearlong legislative effort to end decades of controversial practices that often left confined children crying for their parents and tearing at the walls ended without a vote in the Illinois House on Wednesday as the legislative session expired.The bill had unanimously passed...…Children Locked Away in Illinois SchoolsProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.Illinois lawmakers had the support to ban schools from locking students alone in a room or physically restraining them face down. But they didn’t have the time.A yearlong legislative effort to end decades of controversial practices that often left confined children crying for their parents and tearing at the walls ended without a vote in the Illinois House on Wednesday as the legislative session expired.The bill had unanimously passed...WW…

The U.S. Response to COVID-19ProPublica Illinois is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to get about our work.This story is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune.Nearly two months into the school year, Illinois public health officials said they have verified COVID-19 outbreaks in at least 44 school buildings across the state, but they declined to say where those cases occurred and acknowledged they may not know the full scope of the virus’s spread in schools.Unlike many other states, Illinois doesn’t publish the number of cases...…The U.S. Response to COVID-19ProPublica Illinois is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to get about our work.This story is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune.Nearly two months into the school year, Illinois public health officials said they have verified COVID-19 outbreaks in at least 44 school buildings across the state, but they declined to say where those cases occurred and acknowledged they may not know the full scope of the virus’s spread in schools.Unlike many other states, Illinois doesn’t publish the number of cases...WW…

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AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMay 22, 2020 at 5:00 amThis story is a collaboration between the Tribune and ProPublica Illinois.While much of the attention related to COVID-19’s impact on vulnerable populations has focused on deaths at nursing homes, infection rates are remarkably high in another kind of residential setting: state-operated centers for adults with cognitive or behavioral disabilities.AdvertisementAs of Thursday, more than 1 in 5 people living in these developmental centers had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, state data shows. That’s more than double the infection...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMay 22, 2020 at 5:00 amThis story is a collaboration between the Tribune and ProPublica Illinois.While much of the attention related to COVID-19’s impact on vulnerable populations has focused on deaths at nursing homes, infection rates are remarkably high in another kind of residential setting: state-operated centers for adults with cognitive or behavioral disabilities.AdvertisementAs of Thursday, more than 1 in 5 people living in these developmental centers had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, state data shows. That’s more than double the infection...WW…