Cecilia Reyes

You know what an eviction is. But how about an illegal lockout — where a landlord shuts off utilities, changes locks? They happen outside the legal process and, mostly, out of public view. I spent over a year trying to track them in several US cities. businessinsider.com/illegal-wrongf…

Re-upping this x.com/kcecireyes/sta… and stories on... - few states giving tenants practical ways to get back into their units after a lockout (businessinsider.com/landlord-illeg…) and - how people in "informal" housing are more vulnerable to (businessinsider.com/informal-renta…)

Busloads of tourists chased viral shots against the colorful peak of Peru’s Rainbow Mountain. A battle for control of the newfound riches ended in a brutal killing. bloomberg.com/features/2025-…

for the past year my (former) colleagues @BusinessInsider and i looked into the true costs of data center buildout across the country. bit by painstaking bit, we pieced together a database of permitted data centers & docs of water use + tax incentives. the series is rolling out🧵

I'm among people laid off from @BusinessInsider today. Grateful for the chance to publish nuanced work over nearly 3 years. Please get in touch with leads that could be a good fit! Some of my past work: lnkd.in/g-SaA6Bq, lnkd.in/gzPB3b_a, lnkd.in/g9kbtNm3

17 years on the Section 8 waitlist and then a tornado. stltoday.com/news/local/met…

St. Louis storms cause 'devastating' damage, with 5 killed and many buildings toppled stltoday.com/news/local/met… via @stltoday

“St. Louis storms and tornado cause injuries and widespread damage to trees, buildings and roads” via @stlpublicradio’s @kgrumke, @Petit_Smudge and @larafaiham. #stlwx stlpr.org/health-science…

If you’ve rented an apartment recently, you probably paid a range of small fees on top of your rent. When @BusinessInsider decided to figure out why we found that it is part of a decades-long plan by the real estate industry to, well, “juice this hog,” and maximize profits.

When Trump appointed Ed Martin as interim U.S. attorney in D.C. in January, I did a double take. Ed Martin? The same Ed Martin I’d seen stir chaos through Missouri politics for years? And now he was suddenly holding one of the most powerful prosecutorial posts in the country? 🧵

Honored to be in the company of @grace_hauck and @MereNewman for their reporting in Illinois, and @thomasbirm and @small_asher for incredible housing stories local and national. They're all here: wallacehouse.umich.edu/livingston-awa…

Striking video footage here of a masked ICE agent smashing a car window to get at a 52-year-old Salvadoran woman as she was on her way to work in Westminster, Md., west of Baltimore. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/loca…

“This is a vulnerable population, and not having funding puts their homes at risk.” buff.ly/C7evtZ4 By @citylab’s @kristoncapps

Friday was my last day at the Tribune, and my last story ran today. Covering this city and how people do, or don’t, get around it has been an honor, but it’s time for a new career step for me

For decades the federal government has been encouraging immigrants here illegally to file their taxes with the IRS washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

Business Insider's guide to sending news tips, including whistleblower information on powerful institutions businessinsider.com/insider-guide-…

The FHA generates billions of dollars for taxpayers every year. Slashing the agency's staff will affect the number of loans the agency can process — especially for difficult projects like rural hospitals and affordable apartments bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

My latest, on how the cuts to foreign aid have hurt the very Americans the policy was meant to support (link in second tweet)

The @ASME1963 Awards named @BusinessInsider a finalist in two categories! Video: @ReemMakhoul's production of how war has devastated Gaza's coastline. Public Interest: @kcecireyes' "Locked Out" series on illegal evictions. Read more: asme.memberclicks.net/asme-announces…