In 2017 ProPublica will open its first regional publishing operation in with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Our plan is to publish investigative journalism on key issues across the state of Illinois and in the city of Chicago.

For decades, a hate crimes task force has been on the case in New York. But even that sustained effort may not be catching all crimes.

The suit claims the VA failed to promptly process a FOIA request for correspondence with a consultant about the defoliant used during the Vietnam War.

President Obama on Monday signed into law a bill that may help expedite the long process of constructing a hurricane protection system for the Texas coast, including the particularly vulnerable Houston region.

A brutal beating; a terrible murder. Seeking motives in a divided America.

Podcast: We talked with ProPublica reporter Robert Faturechi about America Comes First, which appears to have violated legal deadlines and caps on contributions.

There's no proof Agent Orange can be passed from fathers to their children, but that's no solace to Vietnam vets who see their children struggle with life-long health problems — and sometimes die.

Wilbur Ross has made a fortune in steel — and the Commerce Department will soon make decisions that will affect his firms.

For decades, Vietnam veterans have suspected that the defoliant harmed their children. But the VA hasn’t studied its own data for clues. A new ProPublica analysis has found that the odds of having a child born with birth defects were more than a third higher for veterans exposed to Agent Orange than

Since 1994, the City Council and state legislature have gradually dismantled legal protections for New York City tenants, giving landlords an incentive to hike rents and evict lower-income tenants. We’ve mapped more than 450,000 New York City eviction cases filed between January 2013 and June 2015.