Jeff Carlson copy edited the Pulitzer Prize-winning series, “The Failures Before the Fires,” among many other projects at the Tribune. “He was consistently the copy editor of choice for big stories.”

The costs of Chicago police misconduct have grown enormous as the city settles lawsuit after lawsuit using expensive private counsel to handle most of the work.

The Washington Post won the 2026 Toner Prize for national political reporting. The Chicago Tribune won for local political reporting. Ceremony set for March 23 in Washington, D.C.

Mauricio Banuelos, a treasurer’s office portfolio manager, sent a complaint to the public integrity units of both the Illinois attorney general and U.S. Department of Justice.

Injustice Watch's guide to the March 2026 Cook County judicial primary elections.

The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...

Two Black journalists were arrested by federal agents days after both filmed an anti-ICE protest inside a Minnesota church.

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The Tribune requested the past four years of tax returns from the Democratic candidates for Cook County Board president and assessor.

President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.

Political veteran George Cardenas has likely won his way back on the March Democratic primary ballot after resurrecting hundreds of petition signatures.

Under federal law, registered foreign nationals must carry proof of registration with them at all times. But prior to a second Trump administration, it was rarely enforced.

Democratic governor’s comments came as he continues to oppose President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago area for deportation efforts.

Federal authorities shot a Chicago activist in Brighton Park on Saturday, but accounts differ on what happened before agents fired their guns.

A survivor of sex trafficking has sued anti-violence activist and Dolton trustee Andrew Holmes, alleging he sexually assaulted her at age 16.

Tribune veteran photographer Stacey Wescott details how she captured an image of an ex-Marine protesting in front of an ICE facility in Broadview that became a sensation on the internet.

Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.

The latest delays to the Cook County property tax system upgrade by controversial contractor Tyler Technologies is leading to fighting among county leaders.

Tyler Technologies’ major Cook County contracts – peppered with delays and cost overruns – were shepherded by lobbyist Jay Doherty, who is set to be sentenced in unrelated utility scandal.…

Less than 25% of Illinois farmland is owned by the farmer who works the land, with the rest leased by individuals, family trusts and, increasingly, investors looking to turn a profit.

The Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund is in charge of funding and administering over 3,000 rental subsidies for individuals and families to use in the private market.

Hopefuls were already staking their claims Wednesday to vie for three major property tax offices on the 2026 ballot: county assessor and two seats on the county’s Board of Review.

Advocates say the hesitation of bosses to recognize unions is the unwillingness of even self-professed pro-labor employers to give up control over their staff.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has resisted efforts to codify rules banning lobbyists from donating to mayoral candidates and blasted a report that he mishandled gifts.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas plans to invoke a rarely used rule at Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting to force representatives of Mayor Brandon Johnson to answer questions publicly about their plan to ...

Alderpeople defend the practice, saying the aides deserve the extra money for their hard work, but critics decry the process as arbitrary.