Follow-Up

Gov. Quinn makes change at IDOT after BGA investigations uncover widespread clout hiring issues at state transportation agency.

As Niles moves to “rebrand” its municipal image, village hires lobbyist with troubled past and curious clientele.

In a highly unusual move, the leader of a Downstate watchdog group places an entire park district board under a citizen’s arrest for failing to allow public comment and violating a state disclosure law.

Top administrator at Gov. Quinn’s transportation department won’t talk about how her stepdaughter was hired and promoted by the state-government agency. Were court-ordered anti-patronage rules followed?

Feds sniffing around municipal bookkeeper who has done work for numerous suburbs. Plus: Those paid to watch City of Chicago assets might have needed more watching.

BP has a history of environmental violations at its refinery on Lake Michigan but wasn’t penalized by regulators. A recent oil spill raises new questions about oversight – and drinking water safety.

Funds from Gov. Quinn’s controversial anti-violence grant program benefitted ally of political supporter.

Catholic nuns ramp up fight against Stone Park municipal government and local strip club (shown in photo, behind nun) that opened last year adjacent to convent. A lawsuit is in the works.

Village board wants to allow video gaming at taxpayer-owned retirement home for low-income senior citizens. Government regulators are now having second thoughts.

Education reformers, including charter-school advocates and out-of-state billionaires, are donating money to various Illinois campaigns. Plus: One principal is getting schooled.