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...
Two women died trying to protect themselves from their abusive exes. Their families wonder why the system didn’t protect them. By Hannah Leone June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. Sylvia Brice and Mimi Hardin both died on the day they tried, a final time,...
Domestic violence victims face risk of being attacked again following Cook County reforms, a Tribune investigation found By David Jackson June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. Cook County judges have sharply lowered bonds for people accused of violent domestic attacks and...
How the Tribune analyzed court outcomes for domestic violence cases By David Jackson June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. To analyze the outcomes of recent Chicago domestic violence cases, Tribune reporters examined more than...
Code violation lawsuits mount as tenants bolt from troubled housing nonprofit that owns 81 Chicago buildings By Joe Mahr June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m. After buying 81 apartment buildings on Chicago's South Side, a housing charity was running short...
Democratic hopefuls demur on pursuing Trump investigations if they were to oust him in 2020 By Associated Press June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m. Some Democratic contenders for president aren't saying whether they would re-open investigations into President Donald...
Mueller report: Stephen Colbert and Hollywood have a field day with its findings By Nardine Saad June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m. As the public pored over the redacted version of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's...
Aurora man going to prison in drug trafficking case By Staff Reports June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m. An Aurora man who pleaded guilty to felony drug conspiracy charges has been sentenced to...
Illinois shut down his group home network over risk to residents. Now he’s been convicted of health care fraud for unneeded medical tests. By Christy Gutowski June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m. The head of a shuttered Chicago-area network of group homes for adults with disabilities has...
Ed Burke’s son spared from Preckwinkle pop tax layoffs, records show deeper ties By Christy Gutowski June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle laid off hundreds of workers after her controversial pop...
Fiat Chrysler recalling nearly 900,000 vehicles over emissions problems By Associated Press June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m. Fiat Chrysler is voluntarily recalling 862,520 vehicles in the U.S. because they don't meet emission...