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Man once on death row for Downstate murders to get $2.5 million in rare case against state cops.

DuPage County Board members get a decent salary, benefits, and are eligible for a pension if they put in eight years and at least 1,000 hours of service—but are the taxpayers getting their money’s worth?

Sleeping municipal employee with six-figure salary provides “security” outside Mayor Frank Pasquale’s home, claims he’s doing it on his own time.

State legislator Karen Yarbrough sells insurance to Maywood development, then uses government letterhead to lobby for project.

Internal affairs divisions from Chicago police and fire departments probe alleged altercation during riverfront rescue.

A Cook County government official helps oversee the work of a company that employs his relatives—does that sound right to you? The BGA and CBS 2’s Pam Zekman don’t think so.

After the BGA and WGN-TV raised new questions about the spending habits of Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch, residents demanded a clean look at the books