Investigation

Her son is beaten and robbed—but Maywood cops reportedly say they’re too busy to investigate.

A city solar panel program initiated by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley was supposed to save taxpayers millions, but as costs soar it is quietly shelved.

ComEd, Ameren donate more than $1.3 million in months leading to ‘Smart Grid’ bill approval.

At a Sunday parade in Cicero, legendary Chicago TV horror host Svengoolie chucked 250 rubber chickens at the crowd, but the flying, pliable, taxpayer-purchased poultry left some people perturbed.

Pay hikes for the Cook County board president’s security detail come as other county employees face job, salary cuts.

Street violence is spiraling, cops are understaffed, village finances are abysmal—but the Maywood mayor and a trustee get police chauffeurs.

While the state wrestles with a gaping budget hole, Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford and Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka hand out $281,000 in salary hikes, which taxpayers will have to shoulder.

If the Community High School District 99 board revises its nepotism policy, members will be able to vote on collective bargaining agreements—even if their relatives work for the school system and stand to benefit from the contracts.

Taxpayers in those suburbs are paying water bills, why aren’t their municipal governments?

The Chevrolet Tahoe was supposed to replace the Ford Crown Victoria as the Chicago Police Department’s primary patrol car, but the city now is rethinking that costly decision.