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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges of fraud last week against an investment company that, up until last year, had been a longtime financial adviser to two public pension funds in Chicago.

Calumet City’s government decides to pay alderman’s family $125,000 to buy their bar as part of initiative to reduce drinking establishments in the south suburb.

Last month the Better Government Association reported on a widespread – but little-known – practice in which public school districts agree to cover all or part of their employees’ share of pension contributions.

Rope hung in firefighter union official’s locker may reflect internal dissent in west suburban fire department as work rule changes are pushed through. Village says it’s “a lot about nothing.”

Rosalind Rossi of the Chicago Sun-Times reported a real interesting story the other day about O’Hare Airport noise – an important quality-of-life and health issue for many city and suburban residents.

Top Cook County Criminal Courts judge is asked to recuse himself because his brother once supervised Chicago police detective accused of railroading suspects.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported last week that a bitter split between the United Neighborhood Organization and the charter school chain it founded could force thousands of children to find a new school this fall.

State’s attorney’s office is reviewing case amid allegations that an ex-Chicago cop framed two suspects who have long proclaimed their innocence.

Two years after Maywood voters ousted Henderson Yarbrough as mayor of the long-troubled western suburb, he’s back on the village board, winning a trustee seat in the April 7 election.

Arrest of detective on drug charges is just the latest problem with Melrose Park Police Department.