Joseph Ryan

Illinois regulators are looking at tightening rules on the lucrative video poker market after revelations that those without a license can cash in on the business. A Tribune investigation this...

Illinois regulators considered Nicky Nichols' associations too questionable for the state's latest foray into gambling, so they rejected his companies' bids to run slot machines in bars. And Vince Dublino...

Prosecutors are taking issue with Drew Peterson's defense team in the latest turn of the convicted murderer's appeal. Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow filed a motion this week drawing...

When the new mayor of Hazel Crest took office this spring, he discovered that the village manager and two top employees had received double-digit pay hikes that he thought violated...

After three years leading the local school district, Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg is set to get a $240,000 farewell check from taxpayers, courtesy of a board that included relatives and...

Most local officials are poised to keep their controversial power to kick political opponents off the ballot after lobbying from those officials helped stall a reform proposal in the General...