Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths faces another license suspension
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs temporarily suspended Dr. Ayoub Sayeg’s medical license,...
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Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency
The Tribune and the University of Chicago's Mansueto Institute examined how Illinois, Chicago and Cook...
Illinois ignores rules and red flags as ‘servant leader’ runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals
West Suburban and Weiss Memorial's collapse illustrates what can go wrong in a state that...
General loses command, multiple soldiers reprimanded for mishandling of sex assault complaints at Army Reserve unit in Darien
A top general has lost her command and multiple soldiers have been reprimanded following a...
City Council set to update agreement between Aurora police, Homeland Security Investigations
The Aurora City Council is set to update an agreement between the Aurora Police Department...
Aurora police investigate 2 Sunday shootings
Aurora police are investigating two separate shootings Sunday evening on the city's East Side. Police...
Niles mayor: Police chief should be put on leave during investigation of misconduct allegations
The outgoing Niles mayor says he believes the police chief should be put on leave...
Free virtual event: 42 fires, 61 deaths and a broken system of city oversight. Join us to discuss ‘The Failures Before the Fires’
The fire started one floor below the sleeping family, in an apartment with no smoke...
Advocates to Lightfoot: Fatal fires investigation shows Chicago building safety policies need fixing
Tenant advocates and public officials are calling on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to hold landlords more...
Lessons unheeded: Over and over, Chicago fails to learn from fatal fires
When a Chicago fire makes headlines, politicians often push for new safety standards. Sometimes these...
Deadly Fires, Broken Promises: Chicago’s political leaders fail to enact safety rules that stick
After a fire killed four children in a South Side apartment building with known fire...
The Failures Before the Fires: How we reported this story
To report this series, the BGA and the Tribune first identified every fatal fire that...
The Failures Before the Fires: In six years, 61 people died in Chicago buildings where the city knew of fire safety issues
The fire that killed four of Shamaya Coleman's children raced through their South Side building...