Kelly Glass

This story was produced by The VP Chicago, an independent, community-centered newsroom covering Chicago’s South Side and South suburbs. What does the school board actually do? The Chicago Board of Education oversees a school district serving more than 300... See more

Late September marks the beginning of fall, and early October brings peak fall color to Michigan. Between the dense forests of the U.P. and the scenic, rolling orchards of West and Southern Michigan, there are plenty of reasons to roadtrip across the stat... See more

Tony Spaniola doesn’t need a lab report to know his lake is contaminated. He can see it. “Unlike many other places that have PFAS impacts, we see visual signs of PFAS contamination regularly,” said the Oscoda resident. The white foam that gathers on the s... See more

Environment - Toxic foam, poisonous fish, and a fight over the Great LakesRepublicans gutted Michigan’s environmental agency. Then it approved the Line 5 tunnel. - Trump stalls shutdown of West Olive coal plant, driving up energy bills across MichiganTrum... See more

Byron Osborn has spent almost 32 years inside Michigan’s prisons, and these days the stories he hears from corrections officers sound the same. People are working at least 12-hour shifts four or five days in a row. Spouses are giving ultimatums. Officers ... See more