Investigations

As Indiana extends coal and builds data centers, Illinois may be on the hook for neighbor’s AI boom

March 1, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Postponing the closure of the Schahfer coal plant also means continued exposure to toxic emissions...

January 26, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Abandoned oil and gas wells pose environmental and public health risks. For three decades, the...

January 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A Chicago Tribune investigation exposing some hospitals’ questionable use of the state’s guardianship system has...

December 21, 2025 at 11:42 a.m.

State-funded work came after Jonathan Jackson was paid as a $13,000-a-month consultant for JB Pritzker’s...

December 7, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

A Tribune review found immigration agents in Chicago routinely broke urban policing protocols meant to...

December 3, 2025 at 3:10 p.m.

Trump’s DHS blamed Democrats for a Chicago homicide, but it didn't take key action in...

November 30, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

When Chicago hospitals seek guardians for patients with assets, a law firm and a private...

December 1, 2025 at 9:10 a.m.

Chicago-area hospitals recently initiated hundreds of guardianship petitions in just 18 months, a Chicago Tribune...

November 17, 2025 at 3:38 p.m.

Sinking Loop office values fuel spike in Chicago residential bills, especially on South, West sides,...

October 23, 2025 at 6:06 p.m.

During a hearing, a federal prosecutor acknowledged the “very serious situation” facing the Torres family.