The top bodyguard for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is in the news again, this time for crashing an unmarked squad car while preparing for the next morning’s politician pick-up.
Investigation
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County Watchdog Slams Hospital for Doc’s Double-Dipping Ways
A BGA/NBC investigation prompts Cook County’s inspector general to call for three Stroger Hospital employees to face discipline after doctor received $90,000 in improper payments. But another casualty could be the whistleblower who brought this case to light.
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Flurry of Questions Over Snow-Removal Contracts
Chicago firefighter’s side business has been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax money to plow in special taxing districts, despite a ban on city workers securing municipal contracts.
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Tragedy Tests Hospital Cops, Results Aren’t Great
The police force assigned to patrol Cook County’s hospital system doesn’t have the best reputation in town.
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Cop Assigned to Private Building in Loop
There aren’t enough officers in high-crime neighborhoods, but the Chicago Police Department has a full-time cop at the Merchandise Mart, a low-crime office building long run by the Kennedy family. How busy is the officer? In three years, he’s made no arrests.
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Really Bad Judgment
DuPage County Board members rip sheriff for letting teenage son play cop, go on ride-alongs with on-duty deputies.
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City Bureaucracy Turns Spigot, Drip Returns
After getting fired for allowing friends to bypass Midway Airport’s security checkpoint so they wouldn’t miss a flight, a city worker gets his taxpayer-funded job back, and now is making $84,000 a year with Chicago’s water department.
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Cigar Time On County Dime
Investigator for Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez whiles away his work hours in a Bridgeport cigar shop that has a curious clientele.
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Sheriff’s Teenage Son Allowed to Play Cop
While still in high school, DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba’s son was allowed to dress and act like a deputy – including chasing a suspect.
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Koschman Case Gets Special Prosecutor
Judge appoints high-powered Chicago attorney to probe how David Koschman died – and whether police and prosecutors rigged the case to ensure the alleged assailant, a nephew of then-Mayor Richard M. Daley, wouldn’t face criminal charges.