Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency
The Tribune and the University of Chicago's Mansueto Institute examined how Illinois, Chicago and Cook...
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Illinois ignores rules and red flags as ‘servant leader’ runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals
West Suburban and Weiss Memorial's collapse illustrates what can go wrong in a state that...
Data centers near O’Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap
Northwest suburban data centers had nearly $2 billion knocked off their taxable property values, an...
Troubled Cook County tech firm used insider lobbyist who was later convicted in ComEd corruption scheme
Tyler Technologies' major Cook County contracts – peppered with delays and cost overruns – were...
Illinois lawmakers ban police from ticketing and fining students for minor infractions in school
Illinois legislators approved a bill to prevent police from ticketing and fining school students for...
Country Club Hills District 160 Board spent $25K on conferences last year; parents raise concerns over school conditions
Country Club Hills School District 160 spent $25,000 on conferences last year as parents raise...
Purple Heart returned to family of Lansing WWII veteran
As Memorial Day neared, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a long-unclaimed Purple Heart to the...
Trump administration cuts may end federal scrutiny of Illinois school where special ed kids often got arrested
The Department of Education has been monitoring Garrison School because it often called police on...
Trump’s love affair with dirty coal can’t compete with market realities
Executive orders unlikely to help coal, once a dominant sector of the economy but now...
The $265 million tech bill: How a plan to streamline Cook County, state computer systems led to massive costs and delays
Illinois and Cook County officials have spent more than $250 million after hiring a Texas...
In a big-money era, University of Illinois shrugs off rules on athletes’ NIL deals
Illinois’ flagship university says rules requiring student-athletes to disclose NIL deals aren’t relevant In the...
As Trump dismantles EPA, Great Lakes states with a history of pollution likely will suffer
Mass firings and regulatory rollbacks come as scientists routinely determine pollution is far more damaging...
Conflict between SEIU and CTU escalates with allegations of ‘bullying’
The conflict between the CTU and SEIU, two key supporters of Mayor Brandon Johnson, escalates...