Circuit Court clerk’s cash grab; Rosemont’s late mayor through the lens of the FBI; and which pols took campaign cash from McHugh since the company’s troubles surfaced.
Andrew Schroedter
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Family Conflict In General Assembly?
Legislator voted on grant programs that benefit his wife and the nonprofit where she works.
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Prisons, Profits And Politics
Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration awarded a lucrative contract to a prison healthcare company with a questionable track record. Turns out that company has ties to Quinn’s political opponent, Republican Bruce Rauner.
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Beyond Burge
The City of Chicago has spent more than half a billion dollars for police misconduct-related claims over the past decade or so – and only a fraction of those payouts involve tortuous ex-police Cmdr. Jon Burge.
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Not Just A Chicago Thing
Police misconduct allegations span suburban departments, too, and are costing taxpayers in those towns a pretty penny.
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UNO, Law Firm In Harmony
The United Neighborhood Organization wasn’t the only one benefiting from a $98 million state grant – the law firm of an influential state lawmaker also got a cut.
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Kellogg Flakes, Public Should Be Frosted
Campaign committee overseen by Harvey Mayor Eric J. Kellogg refuses to file fundraising disclosure reports required under Illinois law – meaning voters have no real way of keeping watch over his donors and spending.
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Apple Press
Government-owned MacBook and other pricey computer equipment goes missing on watch of clout-heavy Cal City worker, but nothing happens until BGA pushes for answers.
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Patronage Island
The new mayor of cash-strapped Blue Island pledged reform, so why are politically connected companies and campaign supporters landing contracts and jobs?
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Two Brothers, Six Pensions
State Rep. Robert Rita and his brother might each draw three taxpayer-funded pensions down the road. Even for a political family, that’s a big take-away.