According to the Illinois Office of the Executive Inspector General, the employees facing discipline sought loans for small businesses outside of their state work. But those businesses may not have existed, or if they did, may not have earned the income they claimed.

Testifying in the perjury trial of Madigan’s longtime chief of staff, Tim Mapes, a former FBI agent who headed the blockbuster corruption probe likened Madigan’s style as one more fit for the head of an organized crime family than a legitimate political operation

In September 2021, Chicago Police officers ratified a new contract with a 20% raise over eight years, more than half of it retroactive. Although the contract included what both sides called “core accountability issues,” more controversial disciplinary changes were left to be negotiated or decided in arbitration.

Tucked in between the Jane Addams Tollway and O’Hare International Airport, the last major undeveloped property in Rosemont has a new owner: the village government. Rosemont officials have long pursued acquisition of the open 19 acres and even threatened condemnation in 2020.

Chicago’s former top doctor sat down with NBC Chicago for an exclusive television interview Monday, just days after her controversial firing that she revealed left even her surprised, but not for the reason many might think.

The newly created Civilian Oversight Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability conducted an extensive nationwide search to replace David Brown, who resigned after former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost re-election. More than fifty people applied for the job and Snelling came out on top.

The new law will slash the annual interest rate on delinquent property taxes from 18% to 9%, in an effort to reduce the number of properties auctioned off because they are so far behind on their tax bills. That change will save property owners between $25 million and $35 million annually.

Hundreds of school districts across the nation are starting four-day school schedules this fall. While more than 900 school districts in 25 states are going full force on the new method, Rantoul teacher Tonia Kirby said Illinois should pump the brakes.