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DCFS Hits Daycare for Sex Offender

The Little Green Tree House daycare in the West Loop has been hit with four DCFS violations after a FOX Chicago News investigation found a registered sex offender working there in the kitchen last week.

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DCFS Hits Daycare with Violations for Hiring Sex Offender

The Little Green Tree House daycare in the West Loop has been hit with four DCFS violations after a FOX Chicago News investigation found a registered sex

Strip Club Allowed to Open Next to St. Charles Borromeo Convent

A massive, multi-million dollar strip club is set to open right next to a convent in the western suburbs. The nuns said they didn't find out until it was too

Maywood Officials Spend Thousands on Village Credit Cards, Lie about Bills

FOX Chicago News and the Better Government Association have found government leaders spending thousands of dollars on credit cards for trips, sports tickets

Registered Sex Offender Allowed to Work at West Loop Day Care

FOX Chicago News got a tip that Eric Ellis, 48, was working in a West Loop day care’s kitchen.The State of Illinois has launched an investigation into the

Former Bears Players Questioned in Black Market Airline Ticket Scheme

If you've ever waited until the last minute to buy some airline tickets, you know you can pay a pretty steep price.

Former Mob Bookie Re-Hired as IDOT Supervisor, Taxpayers Shoulder $130K in Back…

FOX Chicago's investigators have learned that the state of Illinois has been ordered to re-hire a former mob bookie, and cut him a check for more than

Republican Opponent Accuses Cook County Board of Review Commissioner of…

South suburban businessman Sean Morrison accuses Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak of campaigning at a taxpayer funded outreach event.

Police Video Released: Rep. Randy Ramey Stopped for DUI

A potential bombshell drops into a west suburban political race. State lawmaker Randy Ramey said he wasn't trying to clout his way out of a DUI, despite a

Funding for Illinois Superintendent's International Trips Under Invesigation

A top state employee traveled around the globe. Usually, news like this begs the question: how much do trips like that cost the taxpayers?

Candidate Claims He Was Offered Job to Drop Out of Race

A southwest side community activist who's running for State Senate says he was offered a state job and money to drop out of his political race, and he said

Taxpayers Paid City Treasurer's Police Detail Thousands in Overtime

City Treasurer Stephanie Neely's M-plated cop car and officer assigned to her security detail was spotted outside a downtown office building Thursday - where

City Treasurer Uses Police Security Detail for Personal Business

How would you like a police chauffeur to give your kid a ride to school, or give you a lift to the gym? Chicago Treasurer Stephanie Neely is getting a free

Chicago Aldermen Pay Themselves With Campaign Funds

Chicago aldermen get paid $114,000 a year, but a FOX Chicago News investigation finds two of them are paying themselves out of their campaign funds for extra

Proviso Employees Perform Political Work on Taxpayer's Dime

Princess Dempsey, a candidate for Illinois' 7th legislative district, said she and her campaign manager witnessed political workers pouring out of a truck

Part-Time Suburban Cook County Employee Makes Over $500K a Year

Michael Castaldo, Jr. is likely the highest paid municipal employee in the Chicago area. Castaldo makes $350,000 a year to represent the Village of Bellwood,

Construction Company Claims Chicago's 12th District Police Station Site…

There are allegations that the City of Chicago is cutting corners when it comes to safety at the site of the new 12th District Police Station. The dispute

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