Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the pay increase the city is offering Chicago’s teachers would add to compensation that already exceeds what most other school districts in the country pay.
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Feds Subpoena ComEd for ‘Communications’ With Embattled State Sen. Sandoval
This is the second subpoena the utility giant has received connected to a wide-ranging federal probe. It arrived 10 days after investigators searched Sandoval’s offices in Springfield and Cicero.
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Former Alderman’s Lobbying Deal Is Latest Target in Widening Federal Investigation
Federal investigators are looking into ex-Ald. Michael Zalewski’s contract with the village of Schiller Park. The subpoena followed reporting by the BGA and WBEZ detailing a previous search on Zalewski’s home.
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Fact-Check: Durbin Mostly on Target with Claim about Police Support for Expanding Background Checks
Speaking about legislation that would require background checks for all gun sales, Illinois’ senior senator said not only does the public overwhelmingly support it — police officers do too.
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Fact-Check: Bernie Sanders Says 49% of ‘New’ Income Goes to the Top 1%
The presidential candidate told a crowd of Chicago Teachers Union members that the nation’s richest 1% are seeing nearly half of all income growth. That’s an updated version of an even more striking figure he’s used in the past.
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Storms, Flooding Hit Poorest Communities Hardest
In the Chicago area, flooding has often disproportionately hit the south suburbs, particularly low-income communities. And it’s going to get worse with climate change.
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Federal Agents Raid Lyons Village Hall
The raid followed previous BGA coverage of nepotism and cozy deals involving Mayor Chris Getty. Agents also visited village halls in neighboring McCook and Summit.
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Fact-Check: Trump Policies Duckworth Cited Haven’t Hurt Housing Access — Yet
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth blasted President Donald Trump for a series of policies she said have exacerbated the nation’s homelessness crisis. But none of the plans she cited have been implemented, a point she acknowledged on social media following our inquiry.
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Watchdog Slams Chicago’s Air Pollution Oversight
Audit by the inspector general follows a BGA/Medill investigation that found under Mayor Rahm Emanuel the city’s environmental enforcement declined amid cuts to inspection staff.
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Millions in Tax Breaks for Ed Burke’s Law Clients Fronted by Fellow Aldermen
Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson and former Ald. Michael R. Zalewski sponsored six resolutions that benefited clients of Burke’s law firm. The moves allowed the now-indicted alderman to skirt city conflict-of-interest rules.