Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths faces another license suspension By Christy Gutowski October 6, 2026 at 11:14 a.m. The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs temporarily suspended Dr. Ayoub Sayeg’s medical license,...
Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency By Dan Petrella September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The Tribune and the University of Chicago's Mansueto Institute examined how Illinois, Chicago and Cook...
Illinois ignores rules and red flags as ‘servant leader’ runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals By Joe Mahr August 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. West Suburban and Weiss Memorial's collapse illustrates what can go wrong in a state that...
Justice Department says it’ll no longer secretly seize reporters’ records during leak investigations By Associated Press June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters' records during...
Chicago’s 2020 unrest: A Tribune investigation documents the scope of the damage and its lingering impact on neighborhoods, businesses By Christy Gutowski June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. Drawing on government records and interviews with store owners, employees, business associations and politicians, the...
A year after looting broke out in Chicago, business owners tell of heartbreak, but also community support By Christy Gutowski September 29, 2025 at 2:13 p.m. A year after the wave of unrest swept the city, the Tribune documented the scope...
More than 2,100 businesses looted or damaged, 15 homicides, 53 shooting victims, 71 fires set: Search our map of incidents from 2020 unrest By Christy Gutowski June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. Using government records and interviews with store owners, employees, business associations and politicians, the Tribune...
Illinois legislators vote to dramatically limit use of seclusion and facedown restraints in schools By Jennifer Smith Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. Illinois lawmakers took sweeping action Sunday to limit the use of seclusion and restraint in...
Illinois schools secluded and restrained children thousands of times this year despite pandemic closures By Jennifer Smith Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. Illinois school workers physically restrained or secluded nearly 2,400 students more than 15,000 times this...
General loses command, multiple soldiers reprimanded for mishandling of sex assault complaints at Army Reserve unit in Darien By Associated Press June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. A top general has lost her command and multiple soldiers have been reprimanded following a...
City Council set to update agreement between Aurora police, Homeland Security Investigations By Steve Lord June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. The Aurora City Council is set to update an agreement between the Aurora Police Department...
Aurora police investigate 2 Sunday shootings By Megan Jones June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. Aurora police are investigating two separate shootings Sunday evening on the city's East Side. Police...
Niles mayor: Police chief should be put on leave during investigation of misconduct allegations By Jennifer Johnson June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. The outgoing Niles mayor says he believes the police chief should be put on leave...