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...
How we analyzed Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s record on dropped cases By Alex Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. To compare Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's record of dropping cases against felony defendants...
More legal action threatened over slow pace of Chicago police reform; hearings planned for allegations cops abused protesters By Dan Hinkel June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces another threat of legal action over her management of the Chicago...
Federal investigation draws closer to Madigan as ComEd will pay $200 million fine in alleged bribery scheme; Pritzker says speaker ‘must resign’ if allegations true By Alice Yin June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. A federal investigation orbiting the political operation of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan drew much...
Federal investigators looking at Pritzker tax break, others during Joe Berrios’ time as Cook County assessor By Hal Dardick June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. Federal prosecutors in Chicago are amassing records related to property tax assessments conducted under former...
Kane County sheriff’s deputies receive federal credentials By Aurora Beacon-News June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. Two sheriff's deputies have been federally credentialed to expand their ability to crack down on...
A Quiet Rooms follow-up: ‘I can’t breathe’ and the misuse of physical restraint in Illinois schools By Jennifer Smith Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. This is a collaboration between the Tribune and ProPublica Illinois. A 16-year-old boy in Kalamazoo,...
Lightfoot dismissed questions about ability to afford new CTU contract if economy tanked. Then COVID-19 hit, damaging CPS budget for years. By Hal Dardick June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. After the Chicago Board of Education approved an expensive new teachers' contract last fall following...
Investigations of anonymous complaints against some Chicago cops would be allowed under contract decision By Dan Hinkel June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. Chicago police disciplinary authorities would be able to investigate some anonymous complaints against high-ranking cops...
Youth activist organization sues Chicago police, city officials over cease-and-desist order during protests By Dan Hinkel June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. A Chicago youth-activist training organization is suing the city over allegations that police and consumer...
CPD seeks to fire 3 cops for uses of force caught on video, alleged false statements By Dan Hinkel June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. The Chicago Police Department is seeking to fire a cop accused of lying about the...