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The ordinance is about as politically rotten and self-serving as it gets — a bid by elected officials to use tax dollars and the law to chase away political rivals. This and other shenanigans illustrate how the southern suburbs have been plagued by corruption and bad government for decades.
The Illinois Department of Corrections continues to battle lawsuits over what some say is a failing health care system.
Four years since legalizing recreational pot sales in Illinois, many entrepreneurs of color are still struggling to get a foothold in the industry.
Chicago has no way of tracking landlords and does not require rental units to be inspected regularly resulting in sometimes deadly consequences.
Chicago has topped pest control company Orkin's list for rattiest city in the country for eight consecutive years. And an investigation has found that the city is ill-prepared to handle the surge of complaints.