Employee of city animal pound hit with 20-day suspension for alleged dog-choking incident, but other problems persist at taxpayer-funded facility.
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Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Cashing In On Congressional Connections
Retired Illinois congressman getting rich working for special interests that once sought his help in U.S. House – and he’s not the only member of his family getting paid.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Schools In Cook Suburbs: Super-Sized Supt. Salaries And Bureaucratic Bloat
Bad habits can be infectious, which may explain why Cook County government’s well-earned reputation for wasteful spending, bloated bureaucracy and resistance to change has spilled over to the county’s independent school districts.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Hands Helping, And Outstretched
Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown donates to campaign fund of judicial candidate – who happens to be Brown’s inspector general. Plus, Brown’s not alone in moonlighting.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
“Smart Streamlining” Idea Forum in Springfield
As a part of its “Smart Streamlining” campaign, the Better Government Association hosted an Idea Forum on Tuesday, May 20, before a crowd of more than 50 guests at the Sangamo Club in Springfield.
Posted inLegal
Better Government Association Sues CTA Pension Plan
The $1.5 billion Chicago Transit Authority retirement fund repeatedly fails to turn over public documents as state law dictates, so the BGA takes the government agency to court.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
A Lesson In Economics
Despite the emerging trend in statewide school consolidation and mergers, Cook County schools are staying clear of that streamlining effort and that’s paying off for some school superintendents, a BGA Rescuing Illinois examination finds.
Posted inPress Release
Springfield Reception
The Springfield Business Journal welcomed the Better Government Association to Springfield with an evening reception on May 7 at the Inn at 835.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Brown’s Inside Pitch
Raising new ethical questions, the BGA and FOX 32 find Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown solicited underlings for a private side business. And we discover another curiosity involving her family and Gov. Quinn’s scandal-plagued grant program.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
Smart Streamlining Overview
The BGA provides a breakdown of the more than 7,000 units of government in Illinois, the barriers to reduce those numbers and some of the efforts to streamline the cost of government.