Tim Novak

As a result of deals set in motion nearly two decades ago, five pension plans for Chicago city employers ended up losing more than $54 million on a risky real estate venture run by President Barack Obama’s former boss, Allison S. Davis, and his business p... See more

Her son was her whole world. And Nanci Koschman never recovered from his death. David Koschman died 21 years ago as the result of brain injuries suffered when he was punched in the face by a stranger who then ran away. Mrs. Koschman, a widow, made the cal... See more

Crooked Bridgeport bank worker gets home confinement after helping hide embezzlement scheme Alicia Mandujano — one of 16 people people who had been indicted on criminal charges following the bank’s collapse in December 2017 — was sentenced Monday to two y... See more

How Oscar D’Angelo, Mayor of Little Italy and a Daley crony, got entangled in a crooked Bridgeport bank Few Chicagoans likely know who Oscar D’Angelo was. And yet, he wielded immense clout during the mayoral eras of Richard J. Daley and his son, ran Chica... See more