Legal

Following a BGA/CBS2 story about mayor-liquor commissioners accepting campaign donations from the alcohol-selling establishments they regulate, the Burr Ridge village board adopts measures banning such contributions.

After the BGA and the Chicago Sun-Times raise troubling questions about U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush’s personal, campaign and charitable finances, the Office of Congressional Ethics initiates an investigation into the veteran South Side congressman.

After the BGA disclosed that state Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago) was benefiting from two property tax breaks on his personal property when only one was allowed, Arroyo issued a refund of more than $4,400.

Following inquiries for a BGA/NBC 5 story about state government spending more than $500,000 to park hundreds of vehicles in Loop parking garages last year, two public agencies pledge to negotiate lower rates to save taxpayers money.

After the BGA reveals massive clout hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation, in apparent violation of a long-ago Supreme Court ruling, Chicago attorney Michael Shakman files a federal court motion seeking major reforms in how patronage is regulated in state government.

After languishing for nearly two years in the Chicago City Council’s Rules committee, the Privatization Transparency and Accountability Ordinance was moved to the City Council’s Workforce Development and Audit Committee.

Here is an update of the “good government” reform agenda the BGA focused on during the last legislative session, including an important advance toward eliminating wrongful convictions.

In wake of BGA legal action that forced mayor to release personal emails, Chicago Board of Ethics levies fine against David Plouffe, who lobbied mayor on behalf of Uber.

Following questions from the BGA, Chicago Public Schools says it will no longer work with an electrical contractor that has been paid more than $3 million since August 2012, when the company was banned by City Hall for allegedly lying about its ownership to win city contracts.

Roughly two years after the BGA and FOX 32 air a report about the principal of a Gold Coast school using a taxpayer-funded credit card on lavish expenditures, he and an assistant principal face discipline.