DuPage County Board members get a decent salary, benefits, and are eligible for a pension if they put in eight years and at least 1,000 hours of service—but are the taxpayers getting their money’s worth?
Follow-Up
Bellwood Village Worker Makes Big Bucks To Do…What?
Sleeping municipal employee with six-figure salary provides “security” outside Mayor Frank Pasquale’s home, claims he’s doing it on his own time.
A Bad Policy?
State legislator Karen Yarbrough sells insurance to Maywood development, then uses government letterhead to lobby for project.
Cop Wants Ex-Fire Commissioner’s Son Arrested Over Altercation
Internal affairs divisions from Chicago police and fire departments probe alleged altercation during riverfront rescue.
COOK COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS INVESTIGATION
NOV. 15, 2011 — After the BGA and CBS2 inquire about a Cook County government official whose job duties include overseeing the work of a company with close ties to his family, the matter is referred to the county’s Board of Ethics for investigation.
County Official’s Family Ties Lead To Ethics Probe
A Cook County government official helps oversee the work of a company that employs his relatives—does that sound right to you? The BGA and CBS 2’s Pam Zekman don’t think so.
Country Club Hills Residents Respond to BGA Probe, Win Audit of Mayor’s Books
After the BGA and WGN-TV raised new questions about the spending habits of Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch, residents demanded a clean look at the books
Cook County Doc Gets Big Payout for No Work
County hospital pays doctor $80,000 while he’s on unpaid leave—now officials want to know whether this was an isolated mistake, or something worse.
Missing Green in Country Club Hills?
Newly elected City Treasurer Rhonda Williams says municipal finances are in disarray in Country Club Hills—with approximately $8 million unaccounted for, she suggests “fraud.”
Illinois Human Rights Commission: Top Pay, Benefits for Part-Timers
This is the first in a series of investigations exploring taxpayer-supported and government-sanctioned boards and commissions. It is another component of the BGA’s Rescuing Illinois Project, an ongoing series of in-depth reports about improving and reforming state government.
