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...
Taxpayers pay millions in bonuses to lottery firm’s staff despite poor performance By Joe Mahr June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Illinois taxpayers have funded about $2 million in "retention" bonuses for employees of a private...
4 new measures would tighten regulation of massive hog confinements By David Jackson June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. As pork producers exploit weak laws to build and expand large hog confinements across rural...
Lengthy grievance process allows Chicago cops to delay punishment for years By Jennifer Smith Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Two Chicago police officers standing near their squad car, with two men handcuffed in the...
More than a dozen Chicago cops escaped punishment after officials lost track of their cases By Jennifer Smith Richards June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. In a stunning breakdown of the city's police disciplinary system, Chicago officers found at fault...
Drivers in Chicago would get a break under new red light camera rule, city says By Mary Wisniewski June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Chicago motorists will get a longer grace period before getting hit with a $100 red...
Emanuel’s short-term budget solutions will cost $1 billion in interest By Peter Matuszak June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. For years, Chicago has patched up budget deficits with long-term borrowing — an expensive habit...
Credibility of Congress’ probes into Russian interference still in question By Associated Press June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. As congressional investigations into Russia's interference in the 2016 election are ramping up, so is...
How ‘Da Icehouse’ got a late-night liquor license in high-crime Austin By David Heinzmann June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. As Mayor Rahm Emanuel faced a 2012 spike in homicides a year after he took...
Federal judge shoots down argument for firing College of DuPage president By Stacy St. Clair June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. A federal judge has shot down one of the primary legal arguments that College of...
EPA warns of lead in water in East Chicago By Michael Hawthorne June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. When federal officials revived a long-delayed cleanup of toxic soil in East Chicago last year,...