Robert Herguth

Imprisoned former Ald. Edward M. Burke's Burnham Committee gave the money to a fund for Justice Joy V. Cunningham days after her November election victory. She won't say why her campaign took the money despite the former Chicago City Council member's corruption conviction.

The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to discuss the impact of the decades-long clergy sex abuse scandal on the financial picture.

Researchers took samples from the tooth in 2016. The results, not widely disseminated, showed it was from someone in the 5th century, too young to belong to Jesus' sainted contemporary. Experts say the relic still carries value — artistically, historically, perhaps spiritually.

The change follows a Chicago Sun-Times report in 2024 that the former NFL player-turned-politician took on an "investor" role with a southwest suburban insurance brokerage firm.

But the mayor remains mum on whether accepting the money to begin with amounted to an ethics violation of a long-standing rule barring campaign donations from city contractors.

A Hillside construction group whose executives include a daughter and son-in-law of Sebastian "Sam" Palumbo has shared in more than $80 million in state government contracts over five years. Palumbo, who was convicted in a fraud case in 1999, is banned from state projects and has nothing to do with…

Catholic groups including parishes, schools and social service agencies are the biggest recipients of donations and other payments from campaign committees, along with organizations identifying as Baptist.

Among the drug companies to contribute campaign money to U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider, Robin Kelly and Darin LaHood are several firms accused of helping to fuel the opioid crisis that's claimed more than 500,000 lives in the U.S. from overdoses.

Chicago's City Hall inspector general said Benchmark Construction lied about being a city-based business and proposed banning the company from getting City Hall contracts. A top aide to Mayor Brandon Johnson ignored that recommendation.

While the mayor's campaign refunded several contributions from custodial companies and industry executives, it defended keeping $1,000 from a businessman who was part of Aramark's losing bid to continue as CPS' janitorial contractor.