Emeline Posner

NEW: former Favorite Healthcare Staffing contractors in Chicago's migrant shelters allege that the company systematically mishandled sensitive data of shelter residents Read more from @KatrinaPham_ and me: borderlessmag.org/2024/11/21/fav…

Hello! I’m the reporter who has been tracking citizens detained by immigration agents. And last night, I noticed something: A lot of them were at the State of the Union, including a number of whom I’ve written about. Their stories should be known:

We went to Greg Bovino’s Appalachian hometown and his last posting along the Mexico-California border — and also traced his roots to Calabria. Here’s the American story of an immigrant coal miner’s great-grandson turned scourge of foreigners chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

There is a large group on social media ID’ing the woman who was set on fire in a vicious attack on the CTA Blue Line. I want people to understand, we (the press) have been explicitly asked by the family to respect their privacy as the victim continues to fight in the hospital.

Mariam Dagga, killed by Israel today, was an incredibly talented photographer. She relentlessly and courageously documented the genocide. I'm going to share some of her images. Graphic content included.

NEW: Nearly a year after Chicago officials turned off the city's gunshot detection system, a new analysis of Chicago crime data shows a steep drop in violent crime & homicides in the 12 South and West side neighborhoods that had ShotSpotter sensors. @wttw news.wttw.com/2025/08/07/cpd…

Shoutout to the guy at Dearborn and Calhoun selling large blank white signs for $2 each. He also has markers connected to string which is attached to his pants. A natural born hustler. 🇺🇸

A single mother from Honduras was detained, leaving her 10-year-old daughter alone while she was in school. Arrests at Chicago’s immigration court began about two weeks ago. Today, more than 10 people were detained at a ‘surprise’ check-in. Read the full story.

Local officials, advocates clash with ICE outside Chicago office over sudden detentions in growing escalation over Trump’s latest immigration tactics. W/⁦@nellbsalzman⁩ chicagotribune.com/2025/06/04/ice…

Well, isn't this exciting! @raceandequity1's latest investigation is in today's edition of the Chicago Sun-Times! Gotta say, seeing my name in the paper has me pretty stoked 😁

The Child Care Assistance Program significantly reduces costs for Illinois families and it can be an essential source of income for child care businesses. Yet it doesn’t provide enough relief for many families and providers. via @IllinoisAnswers southsideweekly.com/child-care-cos…

In my latest for @prismreports, I wrote about Chicagoans who file discrimination complaints with the Chicago Commission on Human Relations against landlords who reject them for having Housing Choice Vouchers: prismreports.org/2025/05/21/chi…

Illinois has the “most abusive property tax forfeiture system” in the country, one expert said. @ballesteros_312 and @emelpos investigate the massive transfer of generational wealth from families in Black neighborhoods to affluent investors: tinyurl.com/mvyfn3yv

Your Sunday reads … Why are so many Chicago high schoolers skipping school? How one principal is inspiring students like Carmelia McKeehan to stick with it, via @MilaKoumpilova @SSKedreporter: tinyurl.com/53sucn2t @WBEZ @chalkbeatCHI

Why Illinois residents are still losing their homes to tax buyers, via @emelpos @ballesteros_312: tinyurl.com/4zr3ja8h @injusticewatch @raceandequity1

Great reporting from @emelpos and @ballesteros_312. The state still allows investors to seize homes from folks who fall behind on their property taxes. Since 2019, investors have taken over homes largely in Black communities. Generational wealth stolen. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

@_ManuelRamos_ @ballesteros_312 Thank you for reading Manny!

We tried our best to condense 70+ years of fucked up history into 3,000 words please give it a whirl injusticewatch.org/civil-courts/h…

What happens when you fall behind on property taxes in IL? 1. The state sells your debt to investors 2. If you don’t pay within 30 months, your house can becomes theirs 3. You don’t get any equity back, even if your debt was lower than the value of your home Link below @emelpos

@Tati_WM @raceandequity1 Congratulations, Tatiana!! 🥳

On Friday night, my former @raceandequity1 colleagues and I won two awards for our reporting on Black seniors in Chicago being disproportionately denied HELOCs and refinancing. I'm so honored & I look forward to doing more of this work in the future. headlineclub.org/2025/05/10/the…