While the draft Chicago police consent decree is an important step, the BGA’s Policy Team recommends revisions to advance Chicago police transparency.
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Rauner Signs Suburban Police Shooting Reform Bill Into Law
BGA/WBEZ investigation into failed oversight of errant police shootings in Cook County leads to new law forcing investigations.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Bruce Rauner Corrupts the Word ‘Corrupt’
The governor slings the incendiary word in a broad attack on his political foes, conflating ethics questions with Illinois’ rich history of graft.
Posted inAction, Analysis, Policy
Curbing Golden Parachutes: BGA Policy Team’s Government Severance Pay Act Becomes Law
Public executive severance packages will be limited to 20 weeks’ salary and no severance is allowed for those fired due to misconduct.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Police Chief Threatens Lawsuit To Stop Clean Water Advocates From Criticizing Him
A husband and wife featured in a previous BGA story criticized the cop about his ties to a quarry owner whom the state is prosecuting.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Rx Needed for Roskam’s Portrayal of Foe’s Healthcare Stand
In an attack on challenger Sean Casten’s health care position, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam distorts the Democrat’s policy stance and attempts to blame Casten for the impact of policies Roskam has supported.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Giuliani Says There Were 63 Murders in Chicago Over the Weekend. That’s Five Times the Actual Count.
In criticizing Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s violence-prevention record, President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani flubs his numbers.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Doubek: How One Citizen Changed His Local Township Government — and Maybe State Law
Think you can’t fight city hall, or township hall? Here’s how one Illinoisan did just that.
Posted inPress Release
BGA, Chicago Sun-Times Form Exclusive Multi-Platform PolitiFact Partnership
Ahead of historic 2018 elections, BGA’s fact-checking service teams up weekly with the Sun-Times, in print and online.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Fed-up Residents on South, West Sides Fight City Hall Over Influx of Polluting Industries
Residents protest distribution centers, a metal scrap recycling plant and an asphalt maker — businesses other communities shun. The city has to change the way it permits heavy industry from locating near schools, parks and homes, they say.