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Cook County Assessor Joseph "Joe" Berrios arrives at Lazo's Tacos on the Northwest Side after the polls closed on March 20, 2018. Berrios lost his bid for re-election.

Embattled incumbent Joseph Berrios concedes to Fritz Kaegi in Cook County assessor’s race

May 15, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

In an outcome likely to send political shock waves across the state, beleaguered incumbent Joseph Berrios conceded Tuesday night to challenger Fritz Kaegi in the primary contest for Cook County...

Democratic candidate for Cook County assessor Fritz Kaegi joins Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Democratic candidate for Illinois' 4th Congressional District, and young progressive candidates for an election night celebration March 20, 2018, in Chicago.

Jubilant ‘Chuy’ Garcia cruises to victory in race to succeed Gutierrez

May 15, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.

Jesus “Chuy” Garcia cruised to a decisive victory Tuesday night in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ lone Latino-majority congressional seat, promising to carry forward a tradition of fierce activism in...

Riverdale traffic hearing officer Luke Hajzl, center, talks to Morris Euman, on Jan. 10, 2018.

Some suburbs take only seconds to review red light camera citations, analysis shows

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Red light cameras were supposed to be the ultimate impartial witness, providing police with clear evidence that a driver had broken the law. When Chicago’s suburbs began pushing for their...

Lisle police Officer Brett Lauten, who is embroiled in a fight with his department over their decision to remove him from a light-duty assignment while he undergoes chemotherapy, steps outside his home on Jan. 4, 2018.

Lisle cop battling cancer removed from light duty — but did village do enough to accommodate him?

May 23, 2019 at 12:18 a.m.

In December, Brett Lauten stood in front of the Lisle Village Board while his chief recounted how Lauten used CPR to save a stricken resident. The life-saving award came just...

The Illinois Lottery's second-in-command, Jayme Odom, got her job through a Republican operative-turned-lobbyist, Nancy Kimme, seen here at left with Gov. Bruce Rauner and first lady Diana Rauner in 2014. Kimme later called Odom on behalf of the British firm seeking to manage the lottery.

Investigation details secretive contacts with lobbyist on $2 billion Illinois lottery contract

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

A top staffer for the Illinois Lottery failed to disclose her relationships and contact with lobbyists for a firm that was bidding for a massive contract to manage the lottery,...

Traffic moves west through the intersection at U.S. 30 and Orchard Drive in Olympia Fields on Dec. 20, 2017. The crash rate for the wesbound approach tripled in the three years after red light cameras were installed, the biggest increase of any stretch of road the Tribune studied.

10 years after red light cameras came to suburbs, state hasn’t assessed whether they’ve improved safety

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Since red light cameras were introduced in Chicago’s suburbs a decade ago, state and local officials have routinely ignored requirements to analyze the safety impact at the intersections where cameras...

Former University of Illinois athletic director Ron Guenther, shown in 2003, receives a pension of $473,094 a year from the State Universities Retirement System, seven years after his retirement from the university.

How a former U. of I. athletic director earns nearly $500,000 in annual taxpayer-funded pension

May 23, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

When the University of Illinois gave a large pay raise to its longtime athletic director a decade ago, it offered an example of the ever-increasing salary arms race to lure...

Illinois Lottery and Camelot Illinois announced the signing of a private management agreement on Oct. 20, 2017. Illinois Lottery Acting Director Greg Smith, left, and Camelot Global Managing Director Neil Brocklehurst, right, spoke at a press conference.

Illinois Lottery deal gives new firm higher base fee, extra ‘incentive’ payments and no penalties

June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

Hoping for better luck the second time around, state officials unveiled a deal Friday to put the fate of the Illinois Lottery in the hands of a British firm that...

Camelot CEO Nigel Railton listens to questions during a public hearing Aug. 14, 2017, in Chicago.

Details of new Illinois Lottery manager deal shrouded in secrecy

June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

As the Illinois Lottery edges closer to finalizing a massive deal with a new private manager, the state and the firm have chosen to keep many of the details secret...

Red light cameras have been installed at the intersection of Illinois Highway 83 and 22nd Street in Oak Brook Terrace despite an initial rejection of cameras there from the Illinois Department of Transportation, which found they were not needed to improve safety.

Tribune investigation: IDOT approves red light cameras for already safe intersections

June 14, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.

As rejection letters go, the Illinois Department of Transportation's message last year seemed pretty clear. Oakbrook Terrace wanted to put red light cameras at a busy but relatively safe intersection....

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