There comes a time—a day of reckoning actually—when important issues that generally make our eyes glaze over because of their discomfiting terminology start making us mad.
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BGA Testifies For Inspector General For Chicago’s Sewage District
For a governing body bigger than many Illinois cities and towns, the BGA told commissioners, creating an OIG is “an environmental and fiduciary imperative.”
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact Check: Do Pritzker and Kennedy Have a Tax Transparency Gap?
Neither Pritzker, Kennedy nor Rauner have been willing to share more than 1040 forms, thus hiding the meat of their tax returns.
Posted inLegal
State Supreme Court Lets Stand Pro-Transparency Ruling
The Illinois Supreme Court has let stand a lower court ruling favoring the BGA, barring Illinois cities from imposing their own exemptions to state open records law.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Internal Report: City Colleges Awarding Invalid Diplomas In Apprentice Program
The college system also improperly sought state taxpayer tuition reimbursements for courses offered for free.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Doubek: Which Attorney General Candidate Will Keep The People’s Business Public?
In her regular column for the Chicago Sun-Times, Madeleine Doubek writes about an important, but often overlooked function of the Illinois Attorney General’s office.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Bobby Rush’s Englewood Church A Million-Dollar Problem
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush has been ordered to pay $1.1 million on a delinquent bank loan made to his now-shuttered church, the latest setback for the longtime congressman-turned-pastor who once promised his house of worship would help rebuild Englewood.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Shaw: 30 Years After Harold Washington, A More Welcoming Chicago
New Department of Assets, Information and Services reduced spending growth by $1.8 million per year post-merger, exceeding $1 million savings target.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Thanksgiving Beef: Your Guide To A Safe Carving Of Political Conversation In 2017
How can our commitment to an apolitical ethos guide your approach to Thanksgiving conversation? A step-by-step guide.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Will Pritzker/Kennedy Reveal More About Their Taxes Than Rauner? Apparently Not
How substantial will J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy’s financial disclosures really be?