Lots of problems in small south suburb, but some local officials pitch possible solution: Shrinking their government.
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Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Time For Rauner To Bear Down
When you think about it, the Chicago Bears and the State of Illinois are in a similar spot these days.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Another Kind Of Transparency Problem At IDOT
Employees at the Illinois Department of Transportation are tinting windows on work vehicles – without permission or, in one instance, regard for the law. Why do they want their truck cabs so dark?
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A Season Of…Taking
With a bit of Grinch-like remorse, the Illinois Department of Transportation called off Christmas-week appraisals of properties in the path of the proposed Illiana expressway.
Posted inPress Release
Rahm Talks Reform With BGA’s Shaw
Chicago mayor delves into ethics, privatization and his plans for future.
Posted inPress Release
Rauner Talks Budget Reform At BGA’s Springfield Event
Governor-elect discusses State’s Fiscal Crisis During Sangamo Club luncheon.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Military Frets About Obese Kids, Pushes For Healthy School Lunches
As Congress debated new nutritional standards for school lunches a few years ago, lawmakers got an earful from an influential lobby: Hundreds of retired military officers.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
Congressional Probe Focuses on Rush
The U.S. House Ethics Committee reveals it is continuing an investigation of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), focusing on BGA/Chicago Sun-Times disclosures that his campaign committee had received free office space for years.