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...
Lightfoot dismissed questions about ability to afford new CTU contract if economy tanked. Then COVID-19 hit, damaging CPS budget for years.
After the Chicago Board of Education approved an expensive new teachers' contract last fall following...
Investigations of anonymous complaints against some Chicago cops would be allowed under contract decision
Chicago police disciplinary authorities would be able to investigate some anonymous complaints against high-ranking cops...
Youth activist organization sues Chicago police, city officials over cease-and-desist order during protests
A Chicago youth-activist training organization is suing the city over allegations that police and consumer...
CPD seeks to fire 3 cops for uses of force caught on video, alleged false statements
The Chicago Police Department is seeking to fire a cop accused of lying about the...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is under pressure to change the police union contract to win reforms. Here’s why that’s tougher than it sounds.
Four years ago, private citizen Lori Lightfoot led a task force that urged the city...
‘A huge opportunity’: Lake County receives federal designation in efforts to reduce drug trafficking
Lake County has been awarded a federal designation which will support its efforts to combat...
City Hall missed 70% of deadlines in first year of reforming Chicago Police Department
The city of Chicago is still moving slowly on police reforms, missing more than 70%...
Why ‘defund the police’ and other ideas for change may face a greater challenge in Chicago than in other cities
The main avenue for fixing the Chicago Police Department has been a laborious, yearslong court...
Court-appointed monitor will investigate allegations of Chicago police abuse of protesters
The court-appointed monitor overseeing broad reforms to the troubled Chicago Police Department said Friday that...
Activists call on court monitor to investigate how Chicago police handled George Floyd protests
Activist groups have asked the court-appointed monitor overseeing reforms to the Chicago Police Department to...