Joseph Ryan

West Harvey-Dixmoor District 147 is unfortunately no stranger to questions about misspending taxpayer dollars. Last month, the long-time superintendent, Alex Boyd Jr., and a school board member were charged with...

In the face of repeated red flags, school board members hiked the pay of a south suburban superintendent and fattened his pension to among the more lucrative in the state,...

West Harvey-Dixmoor District 147 is unfortunately no stranger to questions about misspending taxpayer dollars. Last month, the long-time superintendent, Alex Boyd Jr., and a school board member were charged with...

In the face of repeated red flags, school board members hiked the pay of a south suburban superintendent and fattened his pension to among the more lucrative in the state,...

Reacting to a Tribune investigation of suburbs drowning in debt, elected officials from both sides of the aisle said the state should re-evaluate Illinois' rules on taxpayer-backed borrowing. "It's kind...