Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits
Chicago’s $1.15 billion projected budget gap is the latest in a decades-long string of structural deficits. Making Chicago’s high taxes worse is not the solution.
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Pritzker wants statewide ban on flavored e-cigarettes
Gov. J.B. Pritzker voiced support of some state and local leaders’ efforts to outlaw use of flavored vaping juice amid nationwide alarm over teen e-cigarette use. Outlawing flavored vapes may not be the answer.
Sears files for bankruptcy despite decades of Illinois tax breaks
Sears, a long-time beneficiary of Illinois tax credit programs, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Berrios fined $41K for donations from property tax appeals lawyers
The Cook County assessor may have to pay $41,000 in fines for accepting donations in excess of the limit allowed by Cook County campaign finance rules.
Food truck owner fights for fairness, opportunity in Chicago
Regulations have burned the Windy City’s once-promising food truck sector. One mobile restaurateur hopes to change that.
Nearly 240 Cook County correctional officers call in sick for Super Bowl
Super Sunday sees 239 corrections officers – or 19 percent of the staff assigned to work that day – call in sick despite pleas to officers ahead of time from the Cook County Sheriff’s office.
Over 370 Cook County correctional officers call off work during Cubs playoff run
Cook County correctional officers’ unusually high use of sick and family medical leave coincides with Cubs playoff games.
Chicago police unions are fighting to destroy decades of complaint records
Tens of thousands of Chicago police misconduct files could be purged due to lawsuits filed by police unions.
Illinois Corruption Watch: October 2015
October saw a former Chicago Public Schools CEO plead guilty to wire fraud and several other instances of criminal charges and civil lawsuits against public officials, as well as crony deals between businesses and government.
Corruption Watch: April 2015
April saw two major players in Illinois education ensnared in charges of cronyism, among more than 60 other corruption-related stories.
