Trump’s love affair with dirty coal can’t compete with market realities
Executive orders unlikely to help coal, once a dominant sector of the economy but now...
Investigations
The $265 million tech bill: How a plan to streamline Cook County, state computer systems led to massive costs and delays
Illinois and Cook County officials have spent more than $250 million after hiring a Texas...
In a big-money era, University of Illinois shrugs off rules on athletes’ NIL deals
Illinois’ flagship university says rules requiring student-athletes to disclose NIL deals aren’t relevant In the...
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...
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...
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...
DuPage County, sheriff agree to $11 million payout for jail death
Reneyda Aguilar-Hurtado, a 50-year-old mother of two, died in June 2023 after being held in...
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...
Endeavor Health settles final 23 pending cases involving former gynecologist Dr. Fabio Ortega, accused of sexually abusing patients
Endeavor Health has settled the last batch of pending suits filed against it by patients...
Medical misconduct: Read the investigation on sexual abuse by providers
Over the course of a yearlong investigation, the Tribune found that well-known Illinois health systems...