APRIL 26, 2011 — An Englewood resident who complained about illegal dumping in a vacant lot next to her home finally sees results — after the BGA and FOX Chicago News get involved and start asking questions of the city’s Department of Streets and Sanitation, which ultimately cleared away the rat-infested debris.
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Elderly Couple Endures A Knock-Down Fight With Chicago Bureaucracy
For two months, an elderly South Side couple contested a $1,300 bill from the city for a property they never owned.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
CHICAGO BUREAUCRATS BACK OFF
APRIL 25, 2011 — City bureaucrats who had been insisting that an elderly South Side couple owe the government more than $1,300 for a garage tear-down finally back off after the BGA investigates and presents evidence that the couple did not own the garage in question.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
COOK COUNTY INTERNAL PROBE
April 18, 2011 — Cook County launches an internal probe to examine excessive spending and ways in which it could be limited after a BGA/Crain’s investigation exposes excessive use of overtime by Cook County hospitals and clinics, reporting that approximately $40 million is spent annually on overtime pay.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
BGA Policy Guru Emily Miller Talks FOIA Protection and Township Reform on Outside the Loop
BGA Policy Guru Emily Miller Talks FOIA Protection and Township Reform on Outside the Loop
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Blago 2.0: To Watch, or Not to Watch?
Blago 2.0: To Watch, or Not to Watch?
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Overtime Goes Overboard at Cook County Hospitals
Staff shortages and management woes at Cook County hospitals are pushing overtime to extraordinary levels, imposing huge costs on taxpayers and raising concerns about patient safety.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Talking IL Schools, Springfield and More on Chicago Newsroom
Talking IL Schools, Springfield and More on Chicago Newsroom
Posted inPress Release
Chi Trib on BGA investigation of Metra ‘Source Code’ shakedown
Investigation of payment demand from ‘Source Code’ production supervisor in hands of private firm
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
METRA INTERNAL INVESTIGATION
APRIL 12, 2011 — Metra belatedly launches an investigation after a BGA and CBS2 investigation finds that a former high-level employee of the commuter rail agency allegedly tried to shake down the production team for the movie “Source Code,” which used Metra property in filming.