Open Investigations
@openinvestigations.org
Investigative journalism for Southern Illinois and nationwide. See the stories at www.openinvestigations.org.
Reposted by Open Investigations
UPDATE: Social media accounts that appear to be connected to the Evergreen High School shooting suspect are littered with references to mass shootings and antisemitic views, The Denver Post found.
‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accounts
Armed with a revolver, the 16-year-old shooter systematically reloaded and fired as he wandered the school, trying to find new targets, police say.
trib.al
September 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
UPDATE: Social media accounts that appear to be connected to the Evergreen High School shooting suspect are littered with references to mass shootings and antisemitic views, The Denver Post found.
New story by @propublica.org on farming in Southern Illinois.
NEW: For Blake Gerard, a fourth-generation farmer working the flood-prone fields of the Mississippi River bottomlands in Alexander County, Ill., there was no sense in fighting nature.
“I could grow something that would grow in water,” he said. Or quit.
W/ @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
“I could grow something that would grow in water,” he said. Or quit.
W/ @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
The Floods Kept Coming. He Needed to Grow a Crop That Would Thrive in Water — or to Quit.
One Illinois man’s decadeslong fight to convert his fields into rice paddies demonstrates how it’s possible to bring diversity to the Corn Belt, but improbable so long as federal farm policy remains f...
www.propublica.org
September 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
New story by @propublica.org on farming in Southern Illinois.
How TED killed the TED Talk by accident (from 2024)
The Death of the TED Talk
And why TED is responsible
reliableresource.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
How TED killed the TED Talk by accident (from 2024)
Reposted by Open Investigations
Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her.
His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it.
Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.
(Published Sept. 2024)
His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it.
Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.
(Published Sept. 2024)
Maylia and Jack: A Story of Teens and Fentanyl
Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but could not find it. Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle ...
www.propublica.org
August 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her.
His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it.
Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.
(Published Sept. 2024)
His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it.
Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.
(Published Sept. 2024)
Reposted by Open Investigations
Flock Safety, one of the largest license plate reader companies in the U.S., broke state law by sharing data improperly, according to the Secretary of State. @drewjayadams.bsky.social has more. https://loom.ly/OeU5wmo
Hundreds of police departments use camera company accused of breaking state law
Article Summary Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias alleged that Flock Safety, a police tech company, illegally shared data with federal
capitolnewsillinois.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Flock Safety, one of the largest license plate reader companies in the U.S., broke state law by sharing data improperly, according to the Secretary of State. @drewjayadams.bsky.social has more. https://loom.ly/OeU5wmo
Protestors in Carbondale briefly assembled outside the Paul Simon Federal Building. The next day, the FBI announced they were pursuing charges for vandalism. Local media couldn't find any damage at the federal building when they checked.
Here's what happened, according to internal emails.
Here's what happened, according to internal emails.
Internal Email Shows Vandalism FBI Wouldn't Disclose While Pursuing Charges Against Protestors
In Carbondale, protestors were accused of vandalism. Local media couldn't find any damage.
open.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Protestors in Carbondale briefly assembled outside the Paul Simon Federal Building. The next day, the FBI announced they were pursuing charges for vandalism. Local media couldn't find any damage at the federal building when they checked.
Here's what happened, according to internal emails.
Here's what happened, according to internal emails.
A Southern Illinois School Suspended Half of Students During School Year. See the data on suspensions in Southern Illinois high schools.
A Southern Illinois School Suspended Half of Students During School Year
The data on suspensions in Southern Illinois high schools, in 6 charts.
open.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A Southern Illinois School Suspended Half of Students During School Year. See the data on suspensions in Southern Illinois high schools.
Police Say They're Increasing Their Presence in Herrin Due to Rising Crime. The Data Says Something Else.
Police Say They're Increasing Their Presence in Herrin Due to Rising Crime. The Data Says Something Else.
See how crime has changed in Herrin since 2010.
open.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Police Say They're Increasing Their Presence in Herrin Due to Rising Crime. The Data Says Something Else.