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Potential Conflicts Arise Between Ill. House Speaker’s Two Jobs

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - January 22, 2010 11:55 am EDT

This is one of our editors' picks from our ongoing roundup of Investigations Elsewhere.

Michael Madigan has two jobs: Illinois Ho … more

Illinois AG: Shady AIDS Charity’s Web Campaign Broke State Law

by Christopher Weaver, ProPublica - July 27, 2009 12:32 pm EDT

Four months after we first reported on a sketchy AIDS "charity" with a nationwide fundraising campaign, authorities have begun to cr … more

Illinois’s Unemployment Insurance Fund Goes Broke

by Olga Pierce, ProPublica - July 17, 2009 1:13 pm EDT

Illinois has just become the 16th state forced to borrow money from the federal government to pay unemployment insurance bene … more

Burris’ Offer and Cell Phones in Prison Cells

by David Epstein, ProPublica - May 27, 2009 10:36 am EDT

Here are our editors' picks from today's roundup of investigative stories around the Web. Was there a story we missed? Please keep se … more

Illinois Crime Lab Botched Count of State’s DNA Backlog

by Ben Protess, ProPublica - May 19, 2009 1:17 pm EDT

When the U.S. government hired Michael Sheppo to help eliminate a crushing backlog in untested DNA evidence, he had all the right cre … more

Quick Picks: Toxic Tap Water and Wiretap Leaks

by Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - April 20, 2009 2:54 pm EDT

The 11,000 residents of Crestwood, Ill., drank tap water laced with toxic chemicals linked to cancer for more than 20 years, ev … more

Burris Punts on Promise

by Ben Protess, ProPublica - March 27, 2009 3:09 pm EDT

Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) claims he has proof he never made an inconsistent statement about his appointment to the Senate, … more

Blago’s Last Day

by Ben Protess, ProPublica - January 30, 2009 11:35 am EDT

What will life be like without Rod Blagojevich making headlines, now that the Illinois Senate voted unanimously yesterday to impeach … more

You Don’t Know Burris

by Ben Protess, ProPublica - January 16, 2009 3:22 pm EDT

Politicians and the media largely have portrayed Sen. Roland Burris as an upstanding public official. As Barack Obama described his r … more

Blagojevich Lawyer Serves on State Board

by Ben Protess, ProPublica - December 10, 2008 6:25 pm EDT

Sheldon Sorosky, who is representing Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in his federal corruption case, also currently serves as the chair … more

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Breaking on the Web: Illinois

March 15, 2010

New Hope for Illinois’ Mentally Ill Nursing-home Residents David Jackson and Gary Marx, Chicago Tribune, March 15, 2010

March 04, 2010

February 08, 2010

Unregistered Sex Offenders Roam Free in Chicago Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, February 08, 2010

February 05, 2010

GOP Senate Contender Kirk Is Favorite Of Pro-Israel PACs Justin Elliot, TPM Muckraker, February 05, 2010

January 28, 2010

Regulators Clamp Down on Giannoulias’ Broadway Bank Steve Daniels, Crain's, January 28, 2010

January 27, 2010

Rape Alleged in a Quarter of Chicago Nursing Homes David Jackson and Gary Marx, Chicago Tribune, January 27, 2010

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