Jake Griffin
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In light of Flint water crisis, is there lead in our supply?Mar 27, 2016 7:00 am - Editor's note: This is Part 1 of a continuing series on suburban water quality. Part 2: How Antioch solved the problem of lead in its water Part 3: Recent water viola...
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Report tracks racial disparity in jobs for youths in Cook CountyMar 22, 2016 12:01 am - Black young people in Cook County are having a harder time finding work than their counterparts in other similarly sized parts of the country. They're also far less like...
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Foxx declares victory over Alvarez in Cook State's Attorney raceMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - In an election watched nationally because of its connection to the police shooting of a black teenager, Kim Foxx ousted incumbent Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alva...
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Clinton, Sanders coming back to ChicagoMar 11, 2016 12:00 am - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders each are making a second round of campaign appearances as they battle over the home state of Pr...
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Wheeling woman convicted in Lisle hospice scamMar 09, 2016 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Wheeling woman is the sixth person connected with the operation of a Lisle-based hospice group convicted of health care fraud. A federal jury convicted Ang...
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Is Illinois second worst for property taxes in U.S.? Sort ofMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - Only residents of the Garden State are paying more property taxes this year than those living in the Land of Lincoln. That's according to a report issued Tuesday by Wall...
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Suburban golf courses losing money for taxpayersMar 02, 2016 4:00 am - Our Tax Watchdog analysis reveals $3.3 million lost
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Schaumburg ticketing Woodfield shoppers with expired license platesFeb 24, 2016 4:06 am - Now that Illinois car owners are no longer mailed reminders from Secretary of State Jesse White's office that their license plate stickers are about to expire, Schaumbur...
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Lots of love for Arlington Heights Hearts of Gold winnersFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - Don't ask any of the winners of Arlington Heights' Hearts of Gold awards why they deserve it, because they'll tell you they don't. "There's just so many people that are ...
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Koschman family attorneys critical of only cops being punishedFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - This story has been updated to add a reponse from State's Attorney Anita Alvarez and clarify the special prosecutor's statement regarding the involvement of former C...