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...
FCC says tests find cellphones comply with federal limits on radiofrequency radiation By Joe Mahr June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. Responding to a Tribune investigation that found some popular cellphone models measured above federal limits...
Four ways students are restrained: Animations By Jemal R. Brinson June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. The crisis-management systems commonly used in schools train employees in how to physically control students...
Look up how your Illinois school district reported its use of physical restraint By Jennifer Smith Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. All public school districts are required to report their use of physical restraint to the...
State senator who wore wire on fellow lawmaker failed to report $50,000 condo sale profit, records show By David Heinzmann June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. A Democratic state senator embroiled in a federal government corruption investigation failed to report a...
How we reported this story: Thousands of records on Illinois schools’ use of physical restraints By Haru Coryne June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. Before the baiduhai and ProPublica Illinois published "The Quiet Rooms," an investigation into the...
These are the new proposed rules for seclusion, restraint in Illinois schools By baiduhai June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. The Illinois State Board of Education has proposed new rules on seclusion and restraint that...
Illinois Gaming Board orders gambling owner to fire two employees whose ties ‘pose a threat to the integrity of video gaming’ By David Heinzmann June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. State gambling regulators on Thursday demanded that video gambling operator Rick Heidner fire his director...
Illinois Gaming Board moves to yank video gambling license after accusing owner of offering a $5 million ‘illegal inducement’ to betting parlor chain By David Heinzmann June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. The Illinois Gaming Board has moved to strip video gambling operator Rick Heidner of his...
‘Hospital of horrors’: Lawsuit says children were beaten and sexually abused at Uptown facility while in DCFS care By Christy Gutowski June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. Calling it a "hospital of horrors," Cook County's public guardian on Wednesday sued an embattled...
Businesses hit hard by new property tax assessments in the suburbs — but homeowners could catch a break By Hal Dardick June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m. As he took over a system riddled with errors and inequity, Assessor Fritz Kaegi vowed...