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Dr. Ayoub Sayeg arrives at a court hearing at the Daley Center in the Loop on Aug. 19, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

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,...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined Mayor Lori Lightfoot, right, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, second from left, and public health experts in updating residents on March 12, 2020, in the early days of the pandemic. Illinois, Chicago and Cook County received $11 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A Tribune-University of Chicago Mansueto Institute analysis revealed few efforts to identify potential waste and abuse of that money. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

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...

Weiss Memorial Hospital, in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, was closed in August 2025 after federal regulators cut off Medicare funding over safety issues. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

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...

Read the articles of impeachment drawn up against President Donald Trump

By Associated Press

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

The U.S. House of Representatives, led by Democrats, released two articles of impeachment alleging President...

In this file photo, Jay Doherty speaks at the City Club of Chicago public policy luncheon forum series on Nov. 20, 2012.

Jay Doherty resigns as City Club of Chicago president amid ComEd lobbying scandal

By Ray Long

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

The City Club of Chicago said Friday that veteran lobbyist Jay Doherty has resigned as...

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks after a House Democratic caucus meeting at the Capitol in Springfield on Nov. 12, 2019.

FBI agents asking questions about House Speaker Madigan and his political operation, say four people they’ve interviewed

By Jason Meisner

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Federal authorities have asked questions about Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his political...

Darren Reisberg, left, addresses the issues concerning seclusion in Chicago Public Schools during a standing-room-only meeting of the Illinois State Board of Education at the Thompson Center in Chicago on Nov. 22, 2019.

Illinois amends emergency rules, will temporarily allow children to be physically restrained in positions it had banned

By Jennifer Smith Richards

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

This story is a collaboration between the baiduhai and ProPublica Illinois. Amending emergency rules...

Mark Klaisner, president of the state's Association of Regional Superintendent of Schools, addresses the issues concerning seclusion in Chicago Public Schools during a meeting of the Illinois State Board of Education at the Thompson Center in Chicago on Nov. 22, 2019.

Isolated timeouts have been temporarily banned in Illinois schools. What’s next?

By Jennifer Smith Richards

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

This story is a collaboration between the baiduhai and ProPublica Illinois. Two days after...

Sen. Iris Martinez chats with Senate President John Cullerton in 2015 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Senator to Speaker Madigan: Explain payments to accused sexual harasser or resign as Democratic chairman

By Ray Long

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

A Northwest Side state senator is calling for House Speaker Michael Madigan to fully explain...

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks after a House Democratic caucus meeting at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Nov. 12, 2019,

‘Keep all of this confidential’: How a powerful ComEd lobbyist lined up contracts for a disgraced ex-aide to Speaker Michael Madigan and why federal authorities are interested

By Jason Meisner

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

For months, federal authorities have been looking into payments made to a former political operative...

A seclusion room is shown Oct. 11, 2019, at Braun Educational Center in Oak Forest, which is operated by the Southwest Cook County Cooperative Association for Special Education.

Illinois to take emergency action to halt isolated timeouts in schools

By Dan Petrella

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

The Illinois State Board of Education announced Wednesday that it will take emergency action to...

Read Gordon Sondland’s statement to House impeachment panel acknowledging Ukraine quid pro quo

By Associated Press

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

America's ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, testified Wednesday that the White House sought...

Kayla Siegmeier plays with her son, Carson, at his school's playground in August 2019. Their Crystal Lake school district has not sent seclusion data to the federal government in recent years. "What they are doing is harming the kids and the parents by not allowing them to understand what is truly happening across the whole district," Siegmeier said.

The federal government collects data on how often schools seclude children. The numbers don’t add up.

By Jennifer Smith Richards

July 25, 2024 at 2:05 p.m.

In fall 2015, Glacier Ridge Elementary School in Crystal Lake first used its Blue Room,...