Dennis Gianopolus is an attorney for Cal City’s municipal government. But he’s not full-time, and also maintains a private law practice with other clients. So why does he stand to collect a six-figure taxpayer-funded pension some day?
Andrew Schroedter
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Unplugged
Alleged fraud gets politically connected electrical firm banned from future City of Chicago contracts. Other companies run by the same family that owns Windy City Electric remain under scrutiny, thanks in part to a Sun-Times/BGA investigation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CHA Execs Get Around Salary Cap
Public housing CEO makes $216,000 a year, and could qualify for an additional $32,400 annual bonus. How are he and two aides getting around a $155,500 pay ceiling imposed by the federal government?
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Cops to Review Teen’s Database Access
The Illinois State Police runs a law enforcement database with sensitive information about drivers and criminal suspects. After BGA inquiries, the agency now plans to “look into” whether the teenage son of DuPage County’s sheriff was misusing the system.
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Sheriff Gives Teenage Son Access To Police Database
DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba not only let his high school-aged son go on ride-alongs with deputies and participate in arrests, the teen was given access to a confidential police database containing information on all licensed drivers in Illinois. The BGA is suing to find out whose data was accessed.
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Quite the Fare for Taxi Owner
Cab company gets fined by city for using salvaged vehicles on Chicago streets – then ends up with hundreds of thousands of dollars in government grant money.
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Local Government Has Obesity Problem
Public agencies need a crash diet, with unnecessary units of government eliminated and duplicative functions consolidated.