David Greising: Taxpayers deserve to know just how much governments fattened themselves on federal COVID-19 money
COVID-19 money was supposed to go to one-time expenses, not to adding positions and programs that would continue long after ...
US cities largely saw a drop in violent crime in 2024
PHILADELPHIA — As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic ...
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, ex-public health chief behind Illinois' COVID-19 response, fined $150K for ethics violation
Ezike, a regular face on Illinois TV screens in the worst days of the pandemic, acknowledged she violated the state's ...
Crain's Chicago Business7d
Startup investments still sluggish in Chicago
Total funding for Chicago startups was $2.5 billion last year, up 3% from 2023, research firm PitchBook and the National ...
You Wasted $771 Sitting in Traffic Last Year
The average driver lost $771 in time and productivity due to traffic jams in 2024, a transportation analyst at INRIX told ...
Under Trump, national arts funding is in question. In Chicago, can the tap stay on?
The city’s cultural arts department increased grants to artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with an arts economy in ...
The News-Gazette4d
Illinois' pandemic-era health chief fined $150,000 for ethics violation
Former Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who led the agency during the height of the COVID-19 ...
The Columbian1d
U.S. cities largely saw violent crime drop in 2024, but many feel unsafe
As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in homicides and drops in other violent crimes compared to 2023.