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Good afternoon, Chicago. The owner of an Oak Lawn methadone clinic has been charged in a massive fraud scheme that allegedly swindled tens of millions of dollars from government programs that were used to fund an extravagant lifestyle, including brokerage accounts, luxury cars, jewelry and a yacht named “Butt Nekkid.” Daniel J. Robinson was charged with two counts of healthcare fraud in
a criminal complaint made public in U.S. District Court today, records show. While the charges have been unsealed, the rest of the court docket is not publicly available, and it was not immediately clear if Robinson had appeared in court as of today. Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History news Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson shouts
during a speech at a call to action protest organized by the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression in Federal Plaza, June 20, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune) The city’s lawsuit, filed yesterday, alleges host Slumber Stay LLC failed to register its units with the city and used a nontransferable hotel license across numerous properties — then continued to illegally rent units even after it paid fines and admitted to misconduct. More top news stories: business Nurses and supporters hold a one-day strike on June 11, 2026,
outside Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood. It’s a Prime Healthcare hospital. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Skilled maintenance workers at six Prime Healthcare hospitals in Illinois plan to go on strike July 2, with their union alleging that Prime has interfered with their right to organize and bargain collectively. More top business stories: sports Tennessee forward Nate Ament makes a move against Michigan guards Nimari Burnett and Elliot Cadeau during an Elite Eight game on March 29, 2026, at the United Center. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune) The Bulls are widely expected to use the No. 4 pick tonight on whichever of the consensus top-four prospects remains on the board. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Lucrecia Ortiz in “Port of Entry” by the Albany Park Theater Project in August 2023. (Eric Strom and Sarah Joyce) Chicago’s Albany Park Theater Project, a young people’s theater company renowned for its original works with hard-hitting subjects (such as poverty and immigration), said yesterday that Miguel Ángel Rodríguez will become executive artistic director and the organization’s sole chief executive. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world A National Park Service employee works to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, June 21, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) President Donald Trump said today that six people have been arrested for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the iconic Washington, D.C., site increasingly becomes a flashpoint over the president’s $14-million-plus rehabilitation project gone awry. More top stories from around the world: | 
