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Blago 2.0: To Watch, or Not to Watch?

Call for Entries: 2011 BGA Investigative Journalism Awards

Cash from a Crook: Niles Mayor Takes Campaign Money from Imprisoned Predecessor

Central Illinois School District Flunks Open Meetings Test

Chicago Tribune, EveryBlock Follow Up on BGA Investigation of Deteriorating Brown Line Platforms

Bloomberg News, an international finance and political information service, found that major U.S. federal government agencies are too slow or are outright failing to comply with Freedom of Information Act requests.

So who’s to blame for the problems at the Lyons Township School Treasurer’s Office?

U.S. authorities say Rita Crundwell allegedly funneled money from city coffers into building and furnishing a mini-mansion near Sarasota, Fla. before being arrested and indicted for allegedly stealing $53 million from the downstate municipality.

Oak Park has a reputation as a progressive place, where education and the arts matter, where voters care about social issues and aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo.

Runaway costs aren’t just an Illinois problem.