Olivia Olander is the Chicago-based state government reporter at the Tribune, covering Gov. JB Pritzker, the Illinois General Assembly and state agencies. She previously covered labor and employment policy for POLITICO in Washington. Olivia is a graduate of Northwestern University and grew up in the suburbs of San Diego.
A lawsuit alleges a company failed to disclose that parties including a former state senator and a prominent Springfield lobbyist profited from a lucrative state contract.
Illinois is on track to remove all but a few inmates from Stateville prison ahead of a court-ordered deadline set because of a lawsuit over conditions at the aging facility.
Groups in Illinois providing harm reduction services are in line for at least $15 million from settlements between states and prescription drug companies.