Tom Schuba is a reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. He focuses on criminal justice issues and has reported extensively on cannabis regulation and the legalization of marijuana in Illinois, earning a National Headliner Award for his investigative work on cannabis testing regulations. Tom's work has been featured in various outlets, including NBC Chicago, Fox 32 Chicago, and NPR Illinois.
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By: Frank Main Tom Schuba
David Berger, who was convicted of laundering more than $300,000 for a reputed Mexican cocaine-trafficker, is closely associated with Ivy Hall, a chain of social equity marijuana dispensaries. Berger, who grew up in Northbrook, “can still benefit from the industry. I think that's wrong,” state Rep. La Shawn Ford says.
By: Frank Main, Tom Schuba
David Berger, who was convicted of laundering more than $300,000 for a reputed Mexican cocaine-trafficker, is closely associated with Ivy Hall, a chain of social equity marijuana dispensaries. Berger, who grew up in Northbrook, "can still benefit from the industry. I think that's wrong,” state Rep.…
By: Peter Nickeas
The Chicago Police Department fought to keep secret any details of its investigation into a Glock handgun that was taken from a room full of cops at the Gresham District station in late 2023. In the end, no one was charged, and no cops were disciplined.
A recent inspector general report detailed the allegations, without naming names. The Chicago Sun-Times confirmed that City Hall's former COO, Paul Goodrich, is at the center of it all.
Police were en route to what may be an active shooter situation.
By: Tom Schuba, Cindy Hernandez
A Chicago police officer was killed and another was “fighting for his life” after being wounded in a shooting Saturday morning at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, the city's top cop said.
By: Frank Main Tina Sfondeles, Tom Schuba
Rev. Michael Pfleger and former Chicago mayoral candidate Ja'Mal Green said they've lobbied Pritzker to free the onetime gang kingpin. Hoover's clemency petition poses potential political costs and benefits for the governor as he seeks reelection and mulls a possible run for the presidency.
By: Peter Nickeas
The rush to get Rivera to a hospital was apparently delayed almost three critical minutes after she was shot by her partner Carlos Baker, newly released records analyzed by the Illinois Answers Project and the Chicago Sun-Times show.
By: Tom Schuba
The teen was arrested about 20 minutes after he shot the four other boys — an 11-year-old, two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old — Saturday night in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood, Chicago police said.
By: Frank Main Tom Schuba
David Berger, a co-founder and manager of Ivy Hall recreational weed dispensaries, held a cannabis license that was terminated in May, almost half a year after he was convicted of helping a drug trafficker pay for private jet flights with cocaine proceeds.
