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Private attorneys are often hired by cash-strapped suburbs dealing with police misconduct or public corruption claims, a BGA Rescuing Illinois analysis finds.

Riverdale school system spends freely on conferences and meals for board members – while taxes rise, budgets shrink and students lack new books.

A nonprofit run by state Rep. Thaddeus Jones was barred from operating but continued to raise money – with Mayor Rahm Emanuel keynoting an upcoming fundraiser.

More CTA fare cards are stolen from Chicago Public Schools, which is supposed to be distributing them to homeless students.

Several out-of-state school districts are now asking questions about their leaders consulting for company at heart of Chicago Public Schools bribery scandal.

The financially strapped City of Berwyn hires tree service without formal bidding, pays more than $1 million over last three years – while business donates to suburb’s mayor.

Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements

A public-private task force seeks a new buyer or tenant for the automaker’s mammoth plant. But government may be reluctant to sweeten a deal with tax credits or other incentives, a Rescuing Illinois report finds.

And so does pay, with Chancellor Cheryl Hyman getting a big bonus this year as more administrators make six figures.

Emanuel’s outside law firm spending matches Daley’s last term as police misconduct defense fees take toll, a Rescuing Illinois report reveals.