An illegal patronage operation brought on federal oversight when Karen Yarbrough was Cook County’s recorder of deeds. It’s happened again to her as county clerk.
The state is attempting to shore up its supply of personal protection equipment, but received millions of masks the state health department recommended only using in a crisis.
State lawmakers putting together ethics reforms have not met since the first week of March, when the coronavirus ended gatherings.
Health care institutions need flexibility to prepare for infection rates that could overwhelm current hospital bed capacity.
The individual choices we make every day will curb or aggravate the pandemic. And the policies we collectively pursue will either let us bounce back or aggravate the economic disaster.
Americans previously needed to update their ID by Oct. 1 to be allowed to fly and visit federal facilities without additional documentation.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on March 20 ordered state residents to stay home except for essential workers and trips for supplies. The order came as Illinois recorded its fifth death and 585 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Springfield needs to pull policy levers to mitigate harm. And they should do so as quickly as possible.
The developer’s recordings helped federal investigators charge Chicago Ald. Ed Burke and deepened the investigation into Illinois state corruption.
This revelation is the third mistake involving the Illinois Secretary of State concerning voter registration since January.
Red-light cameras have been the subject of multiple corruption investigations and have cost Illinois drivers over $1 billion.
A Cook County commissioner quits as a former city administrator faces a bribery charge. Both played roles in the rise of red-light cameras and vendor SafeSpeed.
Hiding lobbyist payments led to a felony indictment in October against Lake Forest’s longtime former city manager. His plea bargain drops the felony and could eventually leave his record clean.
A proposal to limit red-light cameras in Illinois is making significant progress.