Amy is a data reporter for WBEZ, where she uses storytelling to make data informative and accessible for communities across Chicago.
Most recently, she worked as a data reporter at the Arizona Republic, covering housing insecurity and homelessness. Prior to that, she interned at Block Club Chicago, Injustice Watch and got her start in journalism at the South Side Weekly.
For decades, a steady flow of Palestinians have migrated to the Chicago area, like Sumaya and Izziden Naser, who left the West Bank in 1971.
Some residents hardest hit by flooding say the FEMA grants aren’t enough to cover their damages. The deadline to apply is now Oct. 30.
Mexican Independence Day celebrations offer a glimpse of the size and growth of the community in the Chicago area.
Lawmakers said hundreds would be released thanks to the Joe Coleman Medical Release Act. But so far, just 52 have gotten out.
According to the First Street Foundation, 172,000 properties in Cook County — including 79,000 in Chicago — have a high risk of flooding.
In the weeks after a massive rainstorm at the start of July, WBEZ has found that Chicagoans filed a record number of basement flooding reports with the city’s 311 service.
Heavy storms in July have left thousands of Chicagoans with flooded basements, waterlogged furniture and mounting costs for repair.
EPA sensors in city, suburbs showed highest readings ever during Canadian wildfires
Millions of dollars in rental assistance has helped prevent thousands of evictions, but a mounting housing affordability crisis remains.
More people are calling the city’s 311 hotline for help finding shelter. But flaws in the data make it difficult to evaluate how many people get help and what happens to those who don’t.
