Citing an urgency to protect students’ civil rights in a second Trump administration, Illinois lawmakers have filed a new bill that would explicitly prevent school police from ticketing and fining students for misbehavior.
Hundreds of Housing Authority of Cook County employees and their families went to Six Flags on the agency’s dime.
Migrants fleeing violence in Latin American are finding violence and fear of mass deportations under a new Trump admininistration as they settle in Chicago.
Illinois’ culture of corruption may leave many feeling hopeless. But elected officials, from Gov. JB Pritzker to township trustees, have the power to make a difference.
What makes Illinois so corrupt? Tribune explores and attempts to explain why corruption continues to poison virtually every level of government in our state, draining off tax dollars and robbing public service of its meaning.
A key factor in Illinois’ pervasive political corruption is weak oversight that prevents meaningful accountability for elected officials.
Illinois health care workers charged with serious crimes were allowed to keep caring for patients for months without restrictions, the Tribune found.
Florida is on track to collect nearly $1 billion in federal funds it doesn’t deserve to replace toxic lead pipes, according to a government watchdog report that concludes Illinois and a handful of other states should get the money instead.
The cozy relationship between lawmakers and lobbyists, coupled with some of the flimsiest regulations in the country, contributes to greed and graft.
The state of Illinois has returned a Purple Heart medal to the daughter of a Marine who was wounded in the invasion of Saipan during World War II.