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In this time of vast economic inequality and mounting attacks on racial equity, the Chicago region needs bold, data-driven journalism that holds power to account. The Investigative Project on Race and Equity does just that — examining public policy through an equity lens, training the next generation of investigative reporters and partnering with newsrooms to expose systemic racism and spark meaningful change.

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Our impact

Traffic stops and use of force

* Created an open-source, 43 million record, interactive traffic stops database as a public resource.

* Spurred policy proposals, legislative initiatives and prosecutorial reform.

* Journalists continue to mine the data to report on statewide inequities.

Inequitable Treatment of Black Senior Homeowners

* Found that Black senior homeowners have 50-50 odds of getting refinance or home improvement loans

* Black Chicagoans have lost an estimated $108 million in equity over $2.3 million in delinquent taxes.

* Advocates are using our reporting to push for statewide tax reform.

Migrant resettlement efforts

* Examined complaints about the private-equity-backed agency awarded a $1 billion no-bid contract to provide services for migrants in Chicago.

* Exposed a data breach of migrants’ personal information caused by lax oversight and procedures.

* Featured personal stories about migrants’ harrowing journey to the U.S.

“In this era of ‘alternative facts’ and ‘insufficient truths,’ the training provided by the Investigative Project is essential to the preservation of journalistic standards and democracy itself.”

— Don Rose, political strategist, journalist and former press secretary for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.