Patrick Rehkamp

The Chicago Park District approved a generous severance agreement for a top official, but won’t discuss specifics.

As ambulance delays mount in Chicago, city tries to cover up the problem by urging dispatchers not to talk about it over the air.

Chicago’s trauma ambulances appear to be taking longer to respond to emergencies and critics say it’s a symptom of a worsening ambulance shortage.

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.

Patrick Ward, one of the central figures in the Metra patronage scandal, wasn’t the only political foot soldier for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to land on a public-sector payroll.

Milwaukee’s handling of duty-disability claims for police officers could serve as a model for Illinois – if legislators ever tackle pension reform.

The politician-grandson of late Mayor Richard J. Daley now owns the family’s iconic South Side bungalow. Why has he been collecting tax breaks on that home and another?

Cook County’s government-run pharmacies have been so badly managed the DEA was brought in to help straighten them out.