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Legislation calls for reburial of Native Americans whose remains are held by Illinois museums

By Logan Jaffe
Apr 17, 2023 5:30 AM - For years, tribal nations have been asking the state of Illinois and state-run institutions to return the remains of their ancestors for reburial. Illinois has made that nearly impossible. Now, legislation could pave the way for the remains of thousands of Native Americans to be repatriated.
That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial

By Justin Elliott, Megan O'Matz and Doris Burke
Oct 26, 2022 10:03 AM - A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
Ken Griffin spent $54 million fighting tax increase. Secret IRS data shows it paid off for him.

by Paul Kiel and Mick Dumke
Jul 7, 2022 12:32 PM - The ultrawealthy poured money into a successful campaign to defeat a graduated state income tax. ProPublica reveals the scale of their return on this investment.
The Billionaire Playbook: How sports owners use their teams to avoid millions in taxes

By Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott and Ellis Simani
Jul 8, 2021 3:37 PM - The history of team ownership as a way to avoid taxes goes back almost a century. Bill Veeck, owner of the Cleveland Indians in the 1940s and later the Chicago White Sox, stated it plainly in his memoir: "Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes too?"
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel
Jun 8, 2021 11:22 AM - ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth -- sometimes, even nothing.
A crisis of undiagnosed cancers Is emerging in the pandemic's second year

By Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica
May 4, 2021 9:35 AM - A factory worker didn't want to call in sick or catch COVID-19, so she tried to ignore the pain. Now she has stage 4 cancer.
How Inequity Gets Built Into America's Vaccination System

By Maryam Jameel and Caroline Chen
Mar 4, 2021 12:57 PM - People eligible for the coronavirus vaccine tell us they are running up against barriers that are designed into the very systems meant to serve those most at risk of dying of the disease. We plan to continue tracking these roadblocks.
Why we can't make vaccine doses any faster

Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan Gabrielson
Feb 21, 2021 10:31 AM - President Biden has promised enough doses for all American adults by this summer. There's not much even the Defense Production Act can do to deliver doses before then.
Fauci: Vaccines for kids as young as first-graders could be authorized by September

By Caroline Chen
Feb 11, 2021 2:50 PM - For this to happen by the start of the next school year, trials need to prove the vaccine is safe and effective in children. Experts say manufacturers aren't moving quickly enough, and that this is important for achieving herd immunity and stopping the spread of variants.
Why opening restaurants is exactly what the coronavirus wants us to do

By Caroline Chen
Feb 8, 2021 9:50 AM - Governors continue to open indoor dining and other activities before vaccinations become widespread. Experts warn this could create superspreading playgrounds for dangerous variants and squander our best shot at getting the pandemic under control.

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