Special Reports

A newly published scientific paper is shedding light on how investigators used moss to help solve a grave desecration case at Burr Oak Cemetery that shocked the Chicago area in 2009.

A construction crew struck paydirt while digging the foundation for a new skyscraper, uncovering artifacts tied to Chicago’s origins.

A former telephone book factory in Chicago is now powering the internet. We got a look inside.

Discover Chicago's very own curling club and why Olympic buzz has made this unique sport so popular that classes are booked out until next season.

How much are taxpayers paying for Chicago's annual wealth summit? Here's a closer look at the numbers.

Steel is rising once again in South Chicago. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP), a first-of-its-kind campus for quantum scale-up, is starting to take shape at the former South Works site—more than thirty years after US Steel closed its doors.

Will AI replace meteorologists? Experts weigh in on the future of forecasting.

Data centers are popping up across Chicagoland, and so is pushback. Here's what neighbors are saying.

A Chicago-area man who thought he’d found a real relationship through online dating instead lost $70,000 to an AI-powered romance scam, highlighting how fast-growing fraud schemes are exploiting people’s desire for connection.

More than 400,000 people experience sexual violence in the U.S. each year, but many survivors face delays or are turned away from emergency rooms that lack specially trained nurses. A Unit 32 special report examines the nationwide shortage of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, the impact on survivors, and how new Illinois laws aim to improve access to timely, trauma-informed care.

A micro SD card. A hidden camera. A Labrador named Boone. How Cook County’s first electronics detection dog is finding what investigators miss.