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Top administrator at Gov. Quinn’s transportation department won’t talk about how her stepdaughter was hired and promoted by the state-government agency. Were court-ordered anti-patronage rules followed?

Feds sniffing around municipal bookkeeper who has done work for numerous suburbs. Plus: Those paid to watch City of Chicago assets might have needed more watching.

BP has a history of environmental violations at its refinery on Lake Michigan but wasn’t penalized by regulators. A recent oil spill raises new questions about oversight – and drinking water safety.

Funds from Gov. Quinn’s controversial anti-violence grant program benefitted ally of political supporter.

Catholic nuns ramp up fight against Stone Park municipal government and local strip club (shown in photo, behind nun) that opened last year adjacent to convent. A lawsuit is in the works.

Village board wants to allow video gaming at taxpayer-owned retirement home for low-income senior citizens. Government regulators are now having second thoughts.

Education reformers, including charter-school advocates and out-of-state billionaires, are donating money to various Illinois campaigns. Plus: One principal is getting schooled.

Employee of city animal pound hit with 20-day suspension for alleged dog-choking incident, but other problems persist at taxpayer-funded facility.

Retired Illinois congressman getting rich working for special interests that once sought his help in U.S. House – and he’s not the only member of his family getting paid.