Investigations

Five years after city officials effectively sold Chicago’s parking meter system to a private consortium at the urging of then-Mayor Daley, one neighborhood is realizing what this entails – aggressive ticketing – and is fighting back.

A special task force recommends a new police department standard for cutting blood-alcohol levels for on-duty officers.

In what experts regard as a potentially serious conflict of interest, a union official who sits on the CTA’s pension board has been soliciting donations from financial firms doing business with the retirement fund.

How the United Neighborhood Organization used clout to grow from a small Latino community group into a multi-million-dollar enterprise subsidized by taxpayers – and how old-school politics might be its undoing.

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.

Campaign committee overseen by Harvey Mayor Eric J. Kellogg refuses to file fundraising disclosure reports required under Illinois law – meaning voters have no real way of keeping watch over his donors and spending.

Government-owned MacBook and other pricey computer equipment goes missing on watch of clout-heavy Cal City worker, but nothing happens until BGA pushes for answers.

Congressman Bobby Rush appears to be catching a big break on rent for his South Side political office. This may violate federal law, but it isn’t the only potential problem with his campaign operation.