Patrick Rehkamp

Circuit Court clerk’s cash grab; Rosemont’s late mayor through the lens of the FBI; and which pols took campaign cash from McHugh since the company’s troubles surfaced.

A former mayor and two former police chiefs in Stone Park are drawing pensions from the village’s obscure little fund. What else do they have in common? All three are felons.

The Chicago Park District approved a generous severance agreement for a top official, but won’t discuss specifics.

As ambulance delays mount in Chicago, city tries to cover up the problem by urging dispatchers not to talk about it over the air.

Chicago’s trauma ambulances appear to be taking longer to respond to emergencies and critics say it’s a symptom of a worsening ambulance shortage.

The United Neighborhood Organization wasn’t the only one benefiting from a $98 million state grant – the law firm of an influential state lawmaker also got a cut.

Patrick Ward, one of the central figures in the Metra patronage scandal, wasn’t the only political foot soldier for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to land on a public-sector payroll.

Milwaukee’s handling of duty-disability claims for police officers could serve as a model for Illinois – if legislators ever tackle pension reform.