We need to see some leadership about addressing our serious pension and other debt problems in Chicago and Illinois.
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Doubek: Here’s How Political Powers Control Who Gets to Run for Office
Illinois’ political powers have plenty of ways in which they control who gets to run or hold office in Illinois. Here are some and a few suggestions for ending the election games.
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BGA Policy Team Says Police Draft Consent Decree Needs Transparency Work
While the draft Chicago police consent decree is an important step, the BGA’s Policy Team recommends revisions to advance Chicago police transparency.
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Curbing Golden Parachutes: BGA Policy Team’s Government Severance Pay Act Becomes Law
Public executive severance packages will be limited to 20 weeks’ salary and no severance is allowed for those fired due to misconduct.
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Doubek: How One Citizen Changed His Local Township Government — and Maybe State Law
Think you can’t fight city hall, or township hall? Here’s how one Illinoisan did just that.
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Leven: Put Responsibility for Compensating Injured City workers in the City’s Hands
Chicago is the only major city to pay injured workers out of its legislative body. Changing that could be something for some enterprising aldermanic candidates to champion.
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BGA Policy Team Offers Public Comment Supporting Government Consolidation, Financial Accountability, and Transparency
Join BGA’s Policy team and weigh in on the future of Chicagoland.
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Doubek: Tackling the Transparency Deficit in Our Governments
Two more public executives take their exit, leaving secrets, speculation and taxpayer mistrust in their wake.
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Cook County Should Create a Revenue Forecasting Commission, Policy Team Says
The BGA Policy team sent a letter to Cook County Board commissioners sharing its interest in a commission to independently forecast revenue, a proposal, which the board will discuss on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.
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Doubek: Property Tax Bills are Good Motivation for Pushing Consolidation
The good news is there are legislative proposals that encourage streamlining and consolidation now awaiting the governor’s action.