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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 largely relies on and subsidizes the private sector to run safety-net hospitals.
‘Deportation factory’: Chicago’s immigration court epicenter for US spike in removal orders, analysis shows
A Tribune analysis of Department of Justice data has found that, rather than repeating Operation Midway Blitz’s military-style street-level sweeps, the Trump administration this year has supercharged its Chicago efforts...
ICE arrests shift to courthouses and immigration check-ins as enforcement intensifies in Chicago area
Immigrant attorneys and advocates report a recent uptick of arrests at routine check-ins, and criminal courthouses.
A 69-hour-workday? City of Chicago paid head-scratching legal bills
Legal invoices are one of the only available avenues to evaluate how well Chicago is vetting massive bills for which taxpayers ultimately are on the hook.
Operation Midway Blitz in numbers: Roughly 3,800 detained, and 2,500 deported, most with no criminal record
New data from Operation Midway Blitz offers some surprising, and some expected, revelations on those detained and deported.
Court battles hit taxpayer wallets
The costs of Chicago police misconduct have grown enormous as the city settles lawsuit after lawsuit using expensive private counsel to handle most of the work.
CTA riders and workers have been assaulted at rates at least double other public transit agencies
Workers and passengers on the Chicago Transit Authority have been assaulted at rates at least double those of comparable public transit systems around the country, according to a Tribune analysis...
Rioters? Agitators? Immigration agents’ claims against US citizens mostly fall apart in court.
Time and again, Donald Trump’s immigration agents claimed horrific crimes at the hands of protesters in Chicago. Those allegations of abuse did not withstand the scrutiny of judicial review.
Immigration agents’ poor tactics in Chicago made for needless safety risks, experts say
A Tribune review found immigration agents in Chicago routinely broke urban policing protocols meant to limit danger to themselves and others.