Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths faces another license suspension By Christy Gutowski October 6, 2026 at 11:14 a.m. The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs temporarily suspended Dr. Ayoub Sayeg’s medical license,...
Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency By Dan Petrella September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. 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 By Joe Mahr August 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. West Suburban and Weiss Memorial's collapse illustrates what can go wrong in a state that...
Assault rifles and armored trucks: Illinois police agencies have obtained $4.7 million in military gear since Trump lifted Obama’s restrictions on a federal surplus program By Jennifer Smith Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. At the first parade following Ron Hain's 2018 election as Kane County sheriff, a deputy...
Chicago closes 5 more restaurants and bars for COVID-19 guideline violations By Grace Wong June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. Five businesses were closed down over the weekend after investigators from the city of Chicago's...
Kim Foxx’s record on dropped felony cases as Cook County state’s attorney, charted By David Jackson June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. The Cook County state's attorney's office dropped all charges against 29.9% of felony defendants during...
Kim Foxx drops more felony cases as Cook County state’s attorney than her predecessor, Tribune analysis shows By Alex Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is dropping felony cases involving charges of murder and...
How we analyzed Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s record on dropped cases By Alex Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. To compare Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's record of dropping cases against felony defendants...
More legal action threatened over slow pace of Chicago police reform; hearings planned for allegations cops abused protesters By Dan Hinkel June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces another threat of legal action over her management of the Chicago...
Federal investigation draws closer to Madigan as ComEd will pay $200 million fine in alleged bribery scheme; Pritzker says speaker ‘must resign’ if allegations true By Alice Yin June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. A federal investigation orbiting the political operation of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan drew much...
Federal investigators looking at Pritzker tax break, others during Joe Berrios’ time as Cook County assessor By Hal Dardick June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. Federal prosecutors in Chicago are amassing records related to property tax assessments conducted under former...
Kane County sheriff’s deputies receive federal credentials By Aurora Beacon-News June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. Two sheriff's deputies have been federally credentialed to expand their ability to crack down on...
A Quiet Rooms follow-up: ‘I can’t breathe’ and the misuse of physical restraint in Illinois schools By Jennifer Smith Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. This is a collaboration between the Tribune and ProPublica Illinois. A 16-year-old boy in Kalamazoo,...