Investigations – Page 61

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...

Flowers and toys mark the grave of Sema'j Crosby at Elmhurst Cemetery on May 30, 2017. She was found dead the month before in her Joliet Township home.

DCFS was weeks behind in filing reports when Semaj Crosby disappeared, records show

By David Jackson

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

The morning after 17-month-old Semaj Crosby was reported missing from her Joliet Township home, state...

DCFS under fire for quickly closing child abuse investigations

By David Jackson

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

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigators are overwhelmed by high caseloads and are...

Scratch-off lottery tickets, some with handmade signs advertising unpaid prizes, are shown at Mare's Mini Mart & Deli on Chicago's Northwest Side. A Tribune investigation found the Illinois Lottery collected hundreds of millions of dollars from selling tickets to its biggest-prize instant games in which it did not award all of the grand prizes.

Lawmakers question delay in replacing controversial lottery manager

By Joe Mahr

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

Illinois lawmakers Thursday questioned what's taking so long to pick a new firm to run...

Illinois child welfare head pledges reform after recent deaths of children

By David Jackson

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

State child welfare Director George Sheldon said Tuesday he is considering a major change in...

State Rep. Mary Flowers, D-Chicago, is among a group of llinois lawmakers demanding answers from the Department of Children and Family Services about recent child abuse deaths.

Lawmakers want answers from state child welfare officials

By David Jackson

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

Some Illinois lawmakers are demanding answers from the Department of Children and Family Services about...

Robbin Carroll, founder of I Grow Chicago, hugs kids before a memorial for Manuel “Manny” Aguilar on Sept. 7, 2016. She said the death of the 4-year-old left an open wound from which the community has yet to heal.

After 3 kids die despite DCFS involvement, it urges faster probes

By David Jackson

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

They found him wrapped in a Superman T-shirt, his burned body so tiny that first...

Chart: Abuse or neglect cases closed within 14 days

By baiduhai

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

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigators have 60 days to complete abuse and...

Trump fires FBI Director James Comey amid Russia investigation

By Associated Press

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, dramatically ousting the nation's...

College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, pictured here on Feb. 3, 2016.

Tribune wins decision in FOIA case against College of DuPage, foundation

By Jodi S. Cohen

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

In a groundbreaking decision, an Illinois appellate court Tuesday ruled the College of DuPage Foundation...

George Sheldon, director of DCFS, departs a news conference he attended with Gov. Bruce Rauner in Chicago on March 21, 2016.

Director of Illinois DCFS may leave amid ethics probe

By David Jackson

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

George Sheldon boasted a can-do resume when he took the helm of Illinois' scandal-ridden child...