Patrick Rehkamp

Outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn could see juicy public-sector pension – or lesser retirement benefits if a pension reform bill that he backed is Ok’d by courts.

Former Congressman Glenn Poshard, who lost the governor’s race in 1998, is collecting more than $200,000 a year, in total, from four taxpayer-funded pensions – one of the largest takes among retired Illinois politicians.

Alleged beatings by guards at Cook County’s juvenile detention center cast new spotlight on long-troubled facility as court prepares to transfer oversight.

Controversial Chicago State University president lives at sprawling Beverly home, tosses elegant bash for neighbors, alumni.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s former executive assistant is accused of padding her hours, resigns rather than face firing; Plus, clout on the sheriff’s merit board.

Convicted in 1990 bribery case, ex-Chicago police officer has worked the last two decades as a security guard at City Colleges. He now stands to draw a taxpayer-subsidized pension.

Downstate attorney is appointed new inspector general for the Illinois Legislature, but he and his firm have ties to top lawmakers, raising questions about his independence.

Raising new ethical questions, the BGA and FOX 32 find Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown solicited underlings for a private side business. And we discover another curiosity involving her family and Gov. Quinn’s scandal-plagued grant program.