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Nell Salzman

@nellbsalzman

Local investigations fellow @nytimes / originally from Denver
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Excited to work on a long-term project through the NYT Local Investigations Fellowship. And grateful to my wonderful @chicagotribune colleagues for all the help and guidance over the past 2.5 years.
NYTimes Communications Verified account @NYTimesPR Aug 25, 2025
The Local Investigations Fellowship is thrilled to welcome @nellbsalzman to its 2025-26 class. Nell joins @Amari_Clare, @Sammy_Sussman, @kristianreports, @yanqixu_ and Alicia Inez Guzmán in producing ambitious local investigative journalism. nytco.com/press/introduc…
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Elgin activist Ismael Cordová-Clough tracks federal immigration enforcement in the Chicago suburbs, via Facebook.

Follow my @chicagotribune colleagues, who continue to detail how neighbors have built a real-time alert system for immigrant families.

chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/elg…
www.chicagotribune.com One man’s ICE watchdog work in Elgin As ICE activity and immigrant arrests in Elgin have surged since Operation Midway Blitz, an activist fights back.
Nell Salzman @nellbsalzman
In August 2021, shortly after American troops withdrew from Afghanistan and as the Taliban advanced on Kabul, a family was separated. A Trump administration policy has now halted the family's hope of reuniting with their daughter.

chicagotribune.com/2025/09/25/afg…

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www.chicagotribune.com ‘We got out. She didn’t.’ Trump administration policy halts Afghan family’s bid to reunite with... Under the Trump administration, progress has stalled on attempts to reunite a young Afghan woman with her Chicago-based refugee family.
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The hybrid CPS school board spent hours deliberating over its $10.25 billion budget plan, which it passed late Thursday. The plan avoided a $200 million loan that had been previously proposed by Mayor Johnson. W/ @katecperez_

chicagotribune.com/2025/08/28/cps…
www.chicagotribune.com Chicago school board approves budget without controversial $200M loan The Chicago Board of Education approved Chicago Public Schools’ 2025-26 budget without taking out a $200 million high-interest loan.
Mila Koumpilova @MilaKoumpilova Aug 29, 2025
BREAKING: Chicago's school board PASSED the district's $10.2 billion budget on a 12-to-7 vote.

That budget does NOT include high-cost borrowing & will only make a controversial pension payment to the city if the district gets unexpected revenue.
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