The cozy relationship between lawmakers and lobbyists, coupled with some of the flimsiest regulations in the country, contributes to greed and graft.
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Purple Heart returned to daughter of WWII veteran, a Marine who helped take Saipan
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.
Our culture of corruption: Read the series on Illinois’ notorious political legacy
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.
Bossing the ballot
Illinois’ cutthroat ballot challenge process limits voters’ choices and contributes to corruption that plagues government throughout the state, a Chicago Tribune investigation has found.
Many cameras. Little focus. Blurry results.
While installing thousands of police cameras has undoubtedly helped catch criminals and solve cases, Chicago’s ever-growing surveillance system has yet to become the crime-fighting panacea predicted 20 years ago.
Our culture of corruption: Read the series on Illinois’ notorious political legacy
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.
School district that had disabled students arrested agrees to reform disciplinary practices
An Illinois school district that frequently called police on its disabled students has agreed to change its disciplinary practices.
He boasted on social media about paying strangers to take pictures of his children and ex-partner. Now he’s under arrest.
A former Chicago resident who publicly boasted about paying social media followers to take pictures of his children and ex-partner in violation of a restraining order was arrested on fraud charges in Florida last week.
Politics for sale
In Illinois, big money is inundating politics at a pace that virtually puts government offices in the Land of Lincoln up for sale.
The Dishonor Roll: Meet the public officials who helped build Illinois’ culture of corruption
As part of its “Culture of Corruption” series, the Tribune has compiled a list of roughly 200 convicted, indicted or generally notorious public officials from Illinois’ long and infamous political history.