Laurie Cohen

A waterfront mansion, the most valuable asset linked to those accused of defrauding the Chicago Housing Authority of millions of dollars, seems to be beyond the reach of federal authorities....

Seeking to plug gaping holes in the credibility of its financial management operations, the scandal-ridden Chicago Housing Authority will appoint Chicago Building Commissioner Graham Grady as its chief operating officer,...

The Chicago Housing Authority is insured for just $1 million of the $12.5 million in losses faced by the authority's pension fund as the result of an investment scheme that...

Just over a month ago, Philip Luhmann was just another obscure bureaucrat. At City Colleges of Chicago, where he was entering his 21st year as treasurer, he was known as...

The Illinois Community College Board said Wednesday it is launching a sweeping review of the investment practices of City Colleges of Chicago, after firing its treasurer for engaging in a...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Phelan has been broadcasting a catchy statistic: 70 percent of Illinois corporations do not pay state income taxes. But as is sometimes the case with campaign...

Illinois consumers could be hit with higher bills for damaged rental cars under a measure being pushed in the state Senate by some car-rental companies. Current law limits a renter's...

As underwriters and attorneys were putting the finishing touches on a $210 million bond deal for Cook County government last September, they found in their mailboxes a surprising request from...

Top McCormick Place officials have been summoned to Springfield to meet Wednesday with minority legislators who are upset at what they perceive to be a lack of progress on affirmative...

The longtime head of a large Du Page County credit union has quit under pressure from state regulators who raised questions about his family members' past roles in the institution's...