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...
State officials defend hog confinement regulations By David Jackson June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Reacting to opposition from rural communities and environmentalists, state officials at a Senate hearing Tuesday...
Vietnam veterans charity dissolved after ‘egregious fraud’ By David Jackson June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. The Rockford charity called VietNow National Headquarters Inc. raised more than $15 million during the...
Vietnam veterans charity dissolved after ‘egregious fraud’ By David Jackson June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. The Rockford charity called VietNow National Headquarters Inc. raised more than $15 million during the...
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Parents of dead, dying children blast Public Health director for newborn testing failure By Patricia Callahan June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Speaking publicly for the first time about his department's decadelong failure to begin screening babies...
Lawmakers hear from parents whose children have Krabbe disease By baiduhai June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Parents of children who have or who died of Krabbe disease address the Health Care...
Illinois’ Public Health chief to face parents of terminally ill kids at state hearing By Patricia Callahan June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Six parents are scheduled to testify at a legislative hearing Wednesday about Illinois' failure to...
DCFS vows change to program that saw surge of child deaths By David Jackson June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Following a Tribune report on deaths of children in a privatized child welfare program, a...
Child deaths spike after DCFS privatizes ‘intact family services’ By David Jackson June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. The 5-year-old girl was found dead in the bathtub with shallow water framing her cherubic...
Illinois Lottery deal gives new firm higher base fee, extra ‘incentive’ payments and no penalties By Joe Mahr June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Hoping for better luck the second time around, state officials unveiled a deal Friday to...