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Source: Feds Probe Illinois Gov. Pritzker, First Lady For Property Tax Appeals

The investigation looks at the Pritzkers’ efforts to get a big tax break by removing the toilets from a Gold Coast mansion.

Hospitals are treating dozens of people who are in serious but stable condition after a chemical leak Thursday morning in Beach Park.

Hundreds of Chicagoans submitted their ideas for improving the city to Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot. Some are traditional. Some are unique.

A law enforcement source tells WBEZ federal investigators are looking into dubious property tax appeals on one of the Pritzkers’ mansions.

A new Illinois initiative seeks to close the gap between checking out of a hospital and beginning long-term treatment.

A group of female University of Chicago students are trying to boost the pipeline of girls interested in STEM.

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Preckwinkle said she’s projecting a $49 million shortfall in the next fiscal year, which starts on Dec. 1.

Chicago Park District officials say they have a five-year plan to remove or replace plumbing in hundreds of outdoor drinking fountains.

The Chicago Board of Education is expected on Wednesday to nearly double the contract for the Academy of Urban School Leadership.

Experts cite a lack of federal funding, access to adequate health care and cultural sensitivity for the rising rates and wide disparities.

Gov. JB Pritzker wants to boost access to vaccines after doctors warned him of a potential measles outbreak in Illinois.

Former court clerk supervisor Beena Patel is charged with lying under oath about alleged corruption. She “emphatically denies the charges.”

A mentoring group has set up shop in Chicago that starts with children when they are five and sticks with them through high school.