Cook County, where I live, has 530 governmental units, more than any other U.S. county. Sangamon has 118.
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CTA Pension Fund Gives Us More To Rail About
Let’s say a trustee on the board of a public pension plan is running for political office, and solicits campaign contributions from the fund’s investment advisers — firms the trustee has the power to hire or fire.
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CTA Pension Fund Gives Us More To Rail About
CTA retirees and rest of us deserve some answers.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
TIGHTER ALCOHOL CONTROLS FOR COPS
Following a BGA/NBC 5 report that found some Chicago-area police departments allow officers to work with high levels of alcohol in their system, a state law enforcement agency recommended a standardized policy that would limit the acceptable blood-alcohol content level to 0.02 statewide for on-duty personnel.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
BGA/NBC5 Probe Prompts State Cop Agency To Take Action
A special task force recommends a new police department standard for cutting blood-alcohol levels for on-duty officers.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
PENSION REVIEW PROMISED
After the BGA and Crain’s Chicago Business raise questions about a member of the CTA retirement fund soliciting charitable donations from financial firms working for the pension agency, the Regional Transportation Authority and the CTA retirement fund pledge a review to see whether rules or laws were violated.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
TAXES PAID
Just days after the BGA questions U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) about his finances, he pays nearly $16,000 in delinquent property taxes, some going back five years.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
CTA Union Hits Up Pension Advisers
In what experts regard as a potentially serious conflict of interest, a union official who sits on the CTA’s pension board has been soliciting donations from financial firms doing business with the retirement fund.
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When A Teen Plays Cop
The teenage son of DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba was too young to vote, buy a beer or work as a deputy in his father’s cop shop.
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When A Teen Plays Cop
The teenage son of DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba was too young to vote, buy a beer or work as a deputy in his father’s cop shop.