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Leven: City Council Needs to Practice Patience When it Comes to Union Contracts
When City Council gets used to ceding final control of the contract negotiations to the mayor’s office, it increases the risk of taxpayers and service recipients getting a bad deal.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Pritzker’s Storied Charity Costs Him Little But Taxpayers A Lot
The wealthy governor candidate campaigns on his philanthropy, but records show most of his donated proceeds have first been filtered through offshore tax havens and a tax-exempt foundation.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Cook County Board Commissioner Proposes Hearing On Police Oversight
Following a BGA/WBEZ investigation, the hearing would explore ways for the county to provide assistance to the suburbs for training and investigations of police shootings.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact Check: Did Chris Kennedy Need to Add Affordable Housing at His Luxury Properties?
Kennedy has made both Chicago affordability and holding candidates to higher standards cornerstones of his campaign. How well does he pass his own test?
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Illinois Attorney General Candidates Detail Plans For Police Oversight
In other states, attorneys general have taken active roles in increasing police accountability. Could Illinois be next?
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
What’s in Chicago’s Newest Union Contracts? Lower Wage Increases, Higher Healthcare Costs
The agreements with the Coalition of Unionized Public Employees (COUPE) are the first in a new generation of collective bargaining agreements for the City of Chicago.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact Check: Rauner’s Dubious Balanced Budget Claims … Again
Rauner remains persistent in arguing that his past budgets were all balanced, despite broad and convincing evidence to the contrary.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact Check: How Hands Off Has Rauner Been With His Investments?
Details contained in a lawsuit brought against Gov. Bruce Rauner by a former business associate have called into further question the governor’s insistence that he no longer plays a role in his business investments.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact Check: Rauner GOP Foe Says She Shares Obama’s View On Gun Violence
In his 2008 speech, Obama drew a link between children from fatherless homes and those who stray into crime. But Ives took it a lot further than Obama ever did.