Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to take recycling to Chicago’s high-rises and commercial buildings has fallen short because of lax enforcement and a series of bureaucratic snafus.
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Fact-Check: Righter’s Wrong about Illinois Wage Hike Costing 50,000 Jobs
The state senator from Mattoon has it backwards: Illinois gained nearly 50,000 jobs the year after its previous wage increase was signed into law.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Chicago Ethics Board Fines Ald. Ed Burke for ‘Improper Influence’
Prompted by a Better Government Association/WBEZ investigation, the city’s ethics watchdog hits Burke for $2k fine.
Posted inPerspective, Policy
Dillon: Illinois Must Ensure Groups Likely to Be Overlooked Are Counted in the Census
A potential undercount threatens our representation in Congress, as well as billions of dollars in federal funding for everything from highways to health care to education.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Congress Hopeful’s Paycheck Claim Bounces
Newman’s claim accurately reflects the results of the single survey she is relying on, but it appears to be an outlier among similar polls.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Gets a Watchdog
Under an intergovernmental agreement, the wastewater treatment agency will be overseen by Cook County’s Inspector General.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Ald. Ed Burke’s Wave of Ward Projects Boosted His Legal Practice, Powered His Re-election
Burke touted development deals for his 14th Ward in winning a February re-election despite the cloud of federal corruption charges. A BGA investigation found Burke’s law firm had financial ties to most of those deals.
Posted inPress Release
BGA Earns Two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
Series with WBEZ that examined suburban poverty and investigation with NBC5/Telemundo Chicago into the cost of government sexual misconduct honored.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Pritzker-backed Group Strays From Facts in Income-tax Claim
Illinois is one of just nine states that tax income at a flat rate. But a graduated tax system alone doesn’t guarantee the wealthy pay a higher rate.
Posted inPerspective, Policy
Seal the Deal for an Inspector General for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
The BGA’s Policy Team urges the Cook County board to approve an intergovernmental agreement to provide oversight of the agency that cleans our wastewater.