Most cop murders get solved. But nearly six years after Maywood Police Officer Tom Wood was gunned down, the killer is still at large and the investigation is in shambles. Who murdered him and why aren’t the only nagging questions.
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Elected Officials Raise Specter of Government Streamlining in DuPage County
Top-level meeting touches on returning forest preserve commission to the county board’s domain – but who floated the issue and why remains murky.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
Check Out Chicago’s New Infrastructure Trust Bylaws
Check Out Chicago’s New Infrastructure Trust Bylaws
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Fire Department Prescribes Investigation into Expired Medications
Probe follows other examinations into questionable practices and missteps.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Municipalities’ New Frontier: Ending Local Debt Disaster
Municipalities must recognize the danger of the local debt crisis and use it as an opportunity to regain control of their finances and fate.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
Municipalities’ New Frontier: Ending Local Debt Disaster
“When written in Chinese, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters-one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.” — President John F. Kennedy
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Forest Preserve Probe Blooms, But Not Everyone Feels The Gloom
As FBI joins contract-steering investigation of DuPage County Forest Preserve District, the outgoing boss who supervised the employees at the center of the scandal is given $50,000 bonus.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Special Investigation: Public Debt Crisis Hits Home Town, Illinois
A BGA Rescuing Illinois investigation finds a flood of red ink is crashing over Chicago-area suburbs, threatening to sweep away basic government-backed services and support while also dramatically altering the very standard of living that makes many of them desirable places to live, work and raise families.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Did Global Financial Scandal Hit Home?
State, county and local public finance experts are exploring the impact of the British-based LIBOR scandal on government bonds, pensions and investments.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
LAWMAKER SUBPOENAED OVER LEGISLATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
Federal prosecutors seek records on state Rep. Dan Burke after a BGA/Sun-Times investigation raises questions about how he awarded taxpayer-subsidized college tuition waivers to the daughter of his former secretary.