A new study advised the county that it should take on a series of reforms before expanding the neighborhood courts, raising concerns about structural problems in the courts that it said diminish the overall impact of the program.
Category: Investigations
Patients reported sexual abuse by medical providers. Health care systems let them keep working.
Over the course of a yearlong investigation, the Chicago Tribune found that well-known Illinois health systems have allowed workers accused of abusing patients to keep providing care.
Help the Chicago Tribune report on medical misconduct
The Tribune hopes to continue reporting on how hospitals and other medical institutions respond when patients report instances of sexual misconduct by health care providers.
Death cuts off dreams of man recently freed after 3 decades in prison
Lee Harris spent 33 years in prison on a murder conviction before winning back his freedom. Death cut short his dreams for the final chapter of his life.