A young mother’s murder horrified central Illinois. Decades later, the family convicted in her death says DNA proves they’re innocent.
The ex-husband and in-laws of Karyn Hearn Slover were convicted in her death, but the...
Investigations
Tribune’s ‘Stalled Justice’ series on Cook County court delays wins national award for journalistic fairness
"Stalled Justice," a Tribune series exposing dysfunction in the Cook County courts, has won the...
Keeping watch: Chaperones may offer one way to prevent sexual abuse during medical exams
The Tribune recently exposed how several large Illinois health systems allowed health care workers accused...
Former patients of Fabio Ortega say Endeavor Health failed to protect them from an abusive doctor
Endeavor Health, formerly NorthShore, allowed Dr. Fabio Ortega to keep working with female patients despite...
Medical misconduct: Read the investigation on sexual abuse by providers
Over the course of a yearlong investigation, the Tribune found that well-known Illinois health systems...
Failure to protect: Flawed state oversight lets doctors accused of abuse continue to see patients
Doctors accused of sexual misconduct were able to keep practicing – sometimes for years –...
New report critiques Cook County’s experimental neighborhood courts, recommends reforms before expansion
A new study advised the county that it should take on a series of reforms...
Patients reported sexual abuse by medical providers. Health care systems let them keep working.
Over the course of a yearlong investigation, the Tribune found that well-known Illinois health systems...
Help the Chicago Tribune report on medical misconduct
The Tribune hopes to continue reporting on how hospitals and other medical institutions respond when...
Death cuts off dreams of man recently freed after 3 decades in prison
Lee Harris spent 33 years in prison on a murder conviction before winning back his...