Chicago City Council is infamous for contemplating a good government reform and then yanking out those key elements before a final vote.
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How Can You Be a More Engaged Citizen? Read, Participate, Use FOIA and Collaborate
Filing a FOIA request isn’t difficult; its simply has to be in writing.
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Fact Check: Joe Berrios’ Attack Ad Ignores Key Facts
We took a look to see if private prisons were in the portfolio on the watch of Joseph Berrios’ primary challenger.
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Nine New Illinois Laws to Know in 2018
From expanding consumer protections to extending the powers of voters to consolidate local units of government, here is what you need to know in 2018.
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Doubek: How Solid Local Journalism Delivered in Chicago and Illinois in 2017
New Department of Assets, Information and Services reduced spending growth by $1.8 million per year post-merger, exceeding $1 million savings target.
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How City Colleges Won A National Minority Achievement Prize With Manipulated Data
An Emanuel administration drive to project an image of rapid improvement at City Colleges led to a national award for Kennedy-King College in Englewood. But the BGA found the improvement that led to the award was measured using data from an international pastry program located in the Loop.
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Fact Check: Are Rauner’s Democrat Opponents Promising A ‘Massive Income Tax Hike’?
Gov. Bruce Rauner says his top Democratic opponents’ support for a progressive income tax means a “massive” tax hike on the middle class. It doesn’t.
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Politifact’s 2017 Lie of the Year
PolitiFact National names Trump’s claim that the Russia interference is a hoax as its Lie of the Year for 2017.
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Doubek: #MeToo Movement Might Bring Clearer Sexual Harassment Processes to Government
In her column for the Chicago Sun-Times, Policy Director Madeleine Doubek says the #MeToo movement might improve governments’ response to sexual harassment.
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Fact Check: Pritzker Says He’s Released “Way More” Tax Info Than Rauner
Pritzker’s three years’ worth of 1040 state and federal cover sheets are identical to the sort of disclosure Rauner released as a candidate four years ago and what he has issued each year since.