CHICAGO (AP) — A former northern Illinois comptroller sentenced this year for stealing nearly $54 million from her community has been transferred to a federal jail in downtown Chicago. The Bureau of ...

The new series “Scam Goddess” – based on the popular podcast with comedian Laci Mosley – opens with a story familiar to Quad-Cities-area residents. Rita Crundwell_2817352096660078970 Rita Crundwell, ...

Former Dixon, Ill., comptroller Rita Crundwell may soon be on her way to the federal prison where she will serve out her sentence for stealing tens of millions of dollars from the city. According to ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 17, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1934: After Nation of Islam founder ...

The city of Dixon, Illinois, population 16,000, has long been famous as the hometown of former President Ronald Reagan. In 2012, it became infamous when it was revealed that one of its residents ...

DIXON, Ill. — An auction of items seized from the former Dixon comptroller convicted of stealing nearly $54 million from the northern Illinois city, raised nearly $47,000. The auction was the first of ...