Payments range from multimillion dollar settlements to tens of thousands for 184 cases, a BGA Rescuing Illinois investigation found.
Follow-Up
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Stormy Start To Minority Jobs Program
Taxpayer-funded initiative was supposed to train workers from black communities to perform weatherization work on homes. While many people were trained, few have found lasting work.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
New Questions Swirl Around Ford Heights Finances
Already hurting for revenues, troubled south suburb can’t explain $275,000 in water bill waivers and other fiscal irregularities.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
New Runway Controversy – This Time Not At O’Hare
Residents fear study by northwest suburban Chicago Executive Airport will lead to runway expansion, knocking out homes and increasing noise. Echoes of O’Hare debate.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
New Illinois Laws Tackle Voting Barriers
Statewide pilot program, extended registration period make it easier to cast ballots.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Taxpayers Pay For Party At CSU Mansion
Controversial Chicago State University president lives at sprawling Beverly home, tosses elegant bash for neighbors, alumni.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Public Schools Increasingly Charge Fees To Students
With finances tight in many districts, thanks in part to the state’s dire financial condition, many public schools are implementing fees to collect more revenue.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
BGA Policy Team Backs Inspector General Reform
Advocates City Council Committee support OIG oversight of Public Building agency
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
More Controversy At Chicago Animal Pound
Chicago’s Animal Care and Control – the taxpayer-funded city agency that deals with lost and abandoned pets, as well as wildlife issues – is in the news again, this time because of allegations that it didn’t do enough to care for a dog with a massive tumor.
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Suburb Trains Cops To Protect Local Officials
Decision by Elk Grove Village to send police to “dignitary” protection training follows threats, harassment against local municipal officials over the years.