Walt Braley is a comedy and entertainment writer based in Chicago. He tries to explore the most interesting (or hilarious) facets of media and pop-culture using a mixture of humor and thorough ...

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There are new details in a Troubleshooter investigation into a state program spending millions of taxpayer dollars to help hurricane victims rebuild. Over the last two years, Troubleshooter Diane ...

Los Angeles has been devastated by the recent wildfires, which have spanned about 63 square miles and destroyed more than 15,000 homes, businesses, and other structures so far. Thousands of people ...

The projected four-year effort to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore officially got underway earlier this month with the start of pre-construction work and selection of a general ...