Missed opportunities, incomplete investigations preceded discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home
The ongoing investigation into South Chicago Chapel is just the latest grim incident involving the...
Investigations
Nonprofit CEO appealed to Mayor Brandon Johnson over city anti-violence grant, records show
Latest revelations follow a Tribune report over former health commissioner's complaints that politically connected nonprofit...
Agonized families await answers after remains recovered from Chicago funeral home: ‘It’s unimaginable’
Records obtained by the Tribune reveal a harrowing scene at the funeral home and a...
Speaker Welch told lawmakers he backed Harry Benton’s reelection to prevent loss of union support
Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch told some lawmakers last month of his concerns in 2024 that...
An Indiana pastor became an Illinois oilman. Spills and pollution followed.
Indian Liberty is accused of contaminating Illinois waterways, damaging private property and criminally disposing of...
Plastic surgeon’s license suspended after Tribune investigation exposed 8 deaths
Dr. Ayoub Sayeg's actions “constitute an immediate danger to the public,” according to state records...
Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines
The bill, which stiffens fines, comes in response to a Tribune investigation into the thousands...
Read the Tribune’s investigation into Illinois’ abandoned oil wells
Read the Chicago Tribune's investigation into how Illinois regulators have failed to stop the proliferation...
In Illinois, getting oil and gas operators to pay for abandoned wells can take decades
Some companies that are still profiting from oil and gas production elsewhere have potentially shifted...
Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.
Scientists are exploring whether microplastics contribute to or cause Parkinson’s disease, impaired fertility, premature births,...