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From truck stops to elections, a river of gambling money is flooding Waukegan

By Jason Grotto
Aug 9, 2019 11:23 AM - Owners of one of Illinois' largest video gambling companies are behind efforts to influence Waukegan politics, expand gambling and build a casino near land they control, a ProPublica Illinois investigation reveals.
'It's a scam': Suburban parents give up custody of kids to get need-based college aid

By Jodi S. Cohen and Melissa Sanchez
Jul 30, 2019 10:42 AM - Suburban parents have been turning over guardianship of their teenagers to a friend or relative, allowing the student to declare financial independence and qualify for tuition aid and scholarships.
As Illinois expands gambling, it will also try to determine how many gambling addicts it has

By Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ Chicago, and Jason Grotto, ProPublica Illinois
Jun 10, 2019 3:08 PM - Illinois will finally conduct a thorough study of the gambling problem in the state -- the first such survey in nearly 30 years. It said it will spend more money to treat addiction, too.
How Democratic dynasties, Republican infighting and big campaign money shape fall races

By Mick Dumke
Aug 7, 2018 12:50 PM - Republican Amanda Biela's candidacy for Illinois House in a district that includes North suburban and Chicago neighborhoods offers a snapshot of Democratic political dynasties, Republican infighting, and the influence of big campaign money.
"Hidden in Plain Sight": Hundreds of Immigrant Children and Teens Housed in Opaque Network of Chicago-Area Shelters

by Jodi S. Cohen, Duaa Eldeib and Melissa Sanchez
Jul 27, 2018 3:32 PM - One shelter, in Bronzeville on Chicago's South Side, still bears an awning with the name of a nursing home, though no senior citizens have lived there in years. Another is a two-story, brick home next to a storefront Zumba studio in Rogers Park.
Madigan builds power from ground up ... and sometimes from the basement

By Mick Dumke
Apr 2, 2018 10:08 AM - A polling place in the basement of a Chicago house offers a view of the operation run by the state's most powerful politician.
Win or lose in Republican primary, Ives helps push Illinois to the right

By Mick Dumke
Mar 8, 2018 5:24 PM - The odds of Jeanne Ives winning the Republican nomination seem long. But even if Ives loses, her campaign will have continued conservatives' long crusade to push Illinois politics to the right.

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