Kristen McQueary

Years ago, I wrote about a family being evicted from their south suburban apartment. While the mother and her boyfriend had been paying the rent, their landlord was not paying...

When Springfield lobbyist Michael McClain retired in 2016, his hometown newspaper published a story about his long career in government. In the article, McClain said he made the decision early...

It was a close competition between Indiana and Florida: Which state in 2018 attracted the most Illinois residents for relocation? Indiana won. Nearly 26,000 Illinois tax filers (including their dependents)...

Quick quiz, Chicago: What national day of observance will occur on April 1, 2020? No, not the day of pranks and whoopee cushions. It's the other jocular holiday, U.S. Census...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot acknowledged three months into her administration, during an August meeting with the Tribune Editorial Board, that Chicagoans "were cynical by nature." Trusting her, she understood, would...

Over the weekend, while most of us powered through a collective turkey coma, the Cook County assessor's office engaged in an entertaining Twitter exchange with a taxpayer who joked about...

As an aggressive federal corruption probe pursues Illinois Democrats, frustrated voters of both parties feel a sense of relief. Finally, someone is digging out the bottom of the well —...

For insight into the federal corruption investigation snaking through Illinois' political complex, look back to Dec. 1, 2016. On that final day of the legislature's fall session, a team of...