Isabelle Senechal

Journalist with Invisible Institute @invisit, @medillschool ‘24 & @Creighton ‘19 & ‘23 (she/her)

[Isabelle Senechal @izzysenechal]

NEW: I’m excited to share this investigation from @invinst and @propublica into Chicago officers who were promoted this spring after engaging in sexual misconduct.

https://t.co/GG3pNbOAjR

[Maggie Dougherty @maggie_dough]

So very honored to see our Policing the Vulnerable series take home two Lisagors (for Best Health and Best Government reporting - small/online) at last night’s ceremony.

Incredibly proud of the @SouthSideWeekly @mindsitenews @MedillSchool & @invinst team

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

“Last March, a fog took hold in my head and never left. It settled there somewhere between the moment a DHS agent asked me, ‘Are you Mahmoud Khalil?’ and the moment I realized that I would miss the birth of my first child,” writes Khalil.

A year ago, the Trump administration unlawfully arrested Khalil at his home and detained him for 104 days. “I walk free now, only after an army of lawyers sued the administration for targeting me because of my pro-Palestine speech. But the government is relentless in targeting me,” he writes. “So when I walk, I watch my back.”

“When strangers approach me and ask, ‘Are you Mahmoud Khalil?’ — the same words in the same expectant tone the DHS agent used before the handcuffs — I do not know if they want to shake my hand or spit in my face. I do not know whether they will say, ‘Thank you for what you're doing,’ or follow me through midtown aggressively shouting, ‘Am Yisrael Chai.’ Both have happened. At first glance, I can never tell them apart.”

In a new essay, Khalil writes about grappling with these two truths: “That I walk through the city afraid and that the city, in small and persistent ways, tells me I am welcome. That I am watched and that I am seen.” Read it in full: https://t.co/wQyxkGZoyk

[The Associated Press @AP]

Adopted children are promised ‘forever homes.’ An Associated Press investigation finds that many are quietly institutionalized in for-profit facilities instead. https://t.co/NqGu25Aqef

[Isabelle Senechal @izzysenechal]

It was a team effort to complete this important investigation.
Congratulations to my fellow reporters María Inés Zamudio and @brozost, our editors @smmills1960, @GeorgeWPapajohn, and Andrew Fan, and our colleague Maheen Khan.

[Isabelle Senechal @izzysenechal]

NEW: I’m excited to share this investigation from @invinst and @propublica into Chicago officers who were promoted this spring after engaging in sexual misconduct.

https://t.co/GG3pNbOAjR

[Isabelle Senechal @izzysenechal]

In a statement, Mayor Brandon Johnson said he plans to work with Snelling and prioritize reforming policies “so that we are promoting the best of our officers to set a strong example.”

[Maia McDonald 💫✌🏽 @maiamcdonld]

Hello everyone! I am working on a story for The Guardian about how Chicagoans are preparing for the possible arrival of federal troops, following President Trump's statements on the matter. Right now, I'm looking for residents, community organizers, and other folks to talk to!

[Invisible Institute @invinst]

Our latest investigation explores how the Chicago Police Department’s “merit” promotion system has advanced officers with a history of misconduct—including fatal shootings and excessive force. https://t.co/ELY3mgqllR

[tanvi @Tanvim]

law enforcement hurt at least 4 journalists in LA during the protests, @pressfreedom says. https://t.co/rzR6N6Rgns

[Invisible Institute @invinst]

The first investigation in our partnership with @propublica found that Chicago Police fail to investigate officers repeatedly accused of sexual assault.

https://t.co/XkXbe77LTU

[Isabelle Senechal @izzysenechal]

The first story in @invinst and @propublica’s ongoing investigation into sexual assault and sexual misconduct by Chicago police officers is finally here!

Chicago Police Fail to Investigate Officers Repeatedly Accused of Sexual Assault https://t.co/xQm3dj5Gpk

[Sarah Conway @sarahanneconway]

Hi all, @trinattrill and I would like to connect with you if you are a young person who previously lived in a DCFS congregate group home or facility in Chicago or worked as a social worker in these spaces. We want to understand the issue of children running away from group homes.