Todd Lighty

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, left, appears with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle at a news conference in 2012.

On eve of election, political operative resurrects Preckwinkle-Burke connection

May 15, 2019 at 10:33 p.m.

Just days before the election, a political consultant asked for an investigation into whether Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke violated the judicial code of conduct when a political fundraiser...

Bill Daley, head of the DNC, poses for a photo on Michigan Avenue in Chicago in 1996.

How Bill Daley became rich at the crossroads of government and business

May 15, 2019 at 10:31 p.m.

Throughout the Chicago mayoral campaign, Bill Daley has faced questions about how he became a millionaire after decades of working at the crossroads of government, politics and business. Because he...

Inside Bill Daley’s insurance exam scandal: Beers, an altered test and a passing grade

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Bill Daley has passed the bar to practice law and cleared security checks to work in the White House. But when he tried to pass the state exam to sell...

An election official organizes voting bands on Jan. 29, 2019, on the first day of early voting at the Chicago Board of Elections Loop Super Site.

Chicago elections board not ready for hackers or natural disaster, City Hall watchdog finds

May 15, 2019 at 10:29 p.m.

The Chicago elections board can’t guarantee the integrity of voting results in the event of a natural disaster or cyber attack, the city’s watchdog warned Tuesday in a highly critical...

Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker speaks to the media in downtown Chicago on Dec. 13, 2018, following his governors meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington D.C.

Billionaire J.B. Pritzker’s ‘blind trust’ is not totally blind. Here’s why.

May 15, 2019 at 10:26 p.m.

Billionaire J.B. Pritzker on Thursday promised to shift some of his immense wealth into a blind trust to avoid conflicts of interest, but it’s unclear whether he will be able...

Architect John Lahey, seen in 2000, has given more than $20,000 to aldermen since 2010.

Chicago architects shower aldermen with campaign cash — raising ‘serious questions’ about ethics

February 8, 2019 at 5:37 p.m.

Chicago architects have long been viewed as more high-minded than developers, who are seen as plying the city’s aldermen with campaign cash to get their projects off the ground. But...

J.B. Pritzker's two side-by-side mansions on North Astor Street are shown Oct. 2, 2018.

J.B. Pritzker’s lengthy lawsuit over Gold Coast mansion renovation shows how he tries to keep wealth from public view

May 15, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

Anyone who’s lived through a major home renovation has a horror story or two, and when J.B. Pritzker embarked on a $25 million remodel of his Gold Coast mansions, more...

Gov. Bruce Rauner, left, and challenger J.B. Pritzker released their 2017 tax returns on Oct. 16, 2018. Both reported more than $50 million in taxable income.

Rauner, Pritzker each report income of more than $50 million in newly released tax returns

May 15, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

Both Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker released their 2017 tax returns Tuesday, with the wealthy candidates for governor each reporting more than $50 million in taxable...

Nonunion labor from three trades was hired to work on the $25 million renovation of J.B. Pritzker's 20,000-square-foot Gold Coast mansion on North Astor Street in Chicago, according to a 2007 email filed as part of a court dispute.

Labor-backed J.B. Pritzker used nonunion workers on Gold Coast mansion renovation

May 15, 2019 at 10:11 p.m.

Billionaire Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker has portrayed himself as a champion of working families and received substantial support from organized labor, but he used nonunion workers to remodel his...

‘Nunca lo dije’, el gobernador Rauner niega que culpó a los indocumentados de la violencia en Chicago

December 12, 2018 at 10:56 a.m.

El gobernador Bruce Rauner, republicano de Illinois, quien ha sido fuertemente criticado por activistas pro inmigrantes después de decir que los indocumentados en Chicago son contribuyentes al problema de violencia...

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