The flooding event in June of 2023 was some of the most severe flooding Berwyn had seen in over a decade. However, flood ...

Cicero Independiente and MuckRock have been monitoring air pollution in Cicero. What we found: Cicero’s air quality is much worse than surrounding Cook County neighborhoods, and it’s worse than what ...

After the Illinois EPA sent them a lengthy violations notice last fall, Koppers executives began selling stock at an unprecedented rate. After MuckRock and the Cicero Independiente reported on those ...

Flood prone Hoboken, New Jersey, has opened a play area for its youngest residents that also doubles as storage for stormwater runoff. This story is part of a collaborative reporting project led by ...

Here’s how Morton District 201's ‘gang behavior contracts’ criminalize students in Cicero and Berwyn schools where children as young as 7th grade are ending up in a school gang database.

After a century of history, fine steaks and community, the Klas Restaurant on Cermak was demolished. With its ornate dining rooms, murals reminiscent of a bygone era and stained-glass windows, the ...

In December of 2020, the Town of Cicero announced a new program to help residents who had fallen behind on their water bills. The town set aside $100,000 for the program but as of May only $11,674 ...

We talked to some students from the class of 2020 at Morton East High School about their proudest moments, fondest high school memories and the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had on their last ...

The day started like any other but quickly turned sour. On December 9, 2022, school resource officers were informed that a student brought a handgun into Morton West and security protocols were ...

During a Cicero School District 99 Board of Education in April 2024, a teacher resigned from their position due to the district's failure to provide the support she required to provide essential ...

A review of sex crime statistics in Cicero shows that town police may have previously underperformed in tackling such crimes and could also be relying on a crime reporting system that has contributed ...

After the Cicero Independiente and MuckRock published investigative articles about air pollution and the chemicals company Koppers, it hired a public-relations firm to organize a secret, ...