Executive orders unlikely to help coal, once a dominant sector of the economy but now in steep decline because it can’t compete against cleaner, less-expensive energy sources.
Trump’s love affair with dirty coal can’t compete with market realities
Category: Investigations
As Trump dismantles EPA, Great Lakes states with a history of pollution likely will suffer
Mass firings and regulatory rollbacks come as scientists routinely determine pollution is far more damaging than previously thought.
Conflict between SEIU and CTU escalates with allegations of ‘bullying’
The conflict between the CTU and SEIU, two key supporters of Mayor Brandon Johnson, escalates with allegations of “bullying.”
Cook County assessor fixes hundreds of misclassified properties following Tribune-Illinois Answers investigation
Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of properties it misclassified.
Tribune files lawsuit against CTA for failing to turn over documents related to 2023 Yellow Line crash, among other FOIA requests
The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, cites six FOIA requests made by a Tribune reporter over 14 months in which the CTA did not respond promptly, fully or at all.
Hoping to ‘Trump proof’ students’ rights, Illinois lawmakers aim to end police ticketing at school
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.
‘Troubled’ Housing Authority of Cook County spent more than $60,000 at Six Flags
Hundreds of Housing Authority of Cook County employees and their families went to Six Flags on the agency’s dime.
A fragile haven
Migrants fleeing violence in Latin American are finding violence and fear of mass deportations under a new Trump admininistration as they settle in Chicago.
The road to reform
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.
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.