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...
Learning in a loophole: Gap in Illinois law leaves Oak Park mansion school largely unregulated by state By Jonathan Bullington August 17, 2025 at 8:20 a.m. Parents said they assumed a private school in an Oak Park mansion was recognized by...
Once lost to time and circumstance, Purple Heart is back with family of Peoria veteran By Christy Gutowski July 2, 2025 at 4:27 p.m. “It means a lot to my heart,” Jerry Moore said of receiving his late brother's...
Stalled Justice: Mother convicted of killing her toddler, 13 years after charges filed By Joe Mahr July 1, 2025 at 11:36 a.m. In the notoriously slow Cook County court system, a jury has convicted a south suburban...
Plea deal ends career of Chicago police officer who struck 14-year-old student By Christy Gutowski June 12, 2025 at 4:55 p.m. A veteran Chicago police officer will no longer carry a badge as part of a...
Troubled Cook County tech firm used insider lobbyist who was later convicted in ComEd corruption scheme By David Jackson June 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Tyler Technologies' major Cook County contracts – peppered with delays and cost overruns – were...
Illinois lawmakers ban police from ticketing and fining students for minor infractions in school By Jodi S. Cohen May 29, 2025 at 7:16 p.m. Illinois legislators approved a bill to prevent police from ticketing and fining school students for...
Country Club Hills District 160 Board spent $25K on conferences last year; parents raise concerns over school conditions By Samantha Moilanen May 23, 2025 at 4:01 p.m. Country Club Hills School District 160 spent $25,000 on conferences last year as parents raise...
Purple Heart returned to family of Lansing WWII veteran By Christy Gutowski May 21, 2025 at 10:12 a.m. As Memorial Day neared, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a long-unclaimed Purple Heart to the...
Trump administration cuts may end federal scrutiny of Illinois school where special ed kids often got arrested By Jennifer Smith Richards May 20, 2025 at 4:00 a.m. The Department of Education has been monitoring Garrison School because it often called police on...
Trump’s love affair with dirty coal can’t compete with market realities By Michael Hawthorne April 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Executive orders unlikely to help coal, once a dominant sector of the economy but now...