The municipalities of Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills are considering a proposed merger of their police departments—a move that would save the villages collectively an estimated $700,000 to $800,000.
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Police Need New Interrogation Policy
It’s time for lawmakers to stop talking about changing the way the Chicago Police Department handles the interrogation of violent crime suspects and to begin working towards real criminal justice reform.
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State’s High Court Hears IG’s Case
The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments recently in a case that will help determine what power the city of Chicago’s main watchdog has to investigate City Hall.
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Tiny Mosquitoes Take Big Tax Bite
Cook County has four separate mosquito abatement districts that cost taxpayers more than $11 million a year. Public officials keep talking about consolidating the districts but are all talk and no action.
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End Pension Scams for Clout Crowd
No public pension fix will ever be complete, or successful, if it doesn’t end the costly and wasteful perks and sweeteners that suburbs, towns and villages dole out to favored workers.
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City Finally Getting Off Its “Duff” to Set Set-Asides Straight
Chicago’s set-aside program for minority- and women-owned business has made headlines over the years – mostly because contracts have been funneled to companies controlled by non-minority males instead of the people it’s supposed to benefit.
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Can We Trust The Infrastructure Trust?
Can We Trust The Infrastructure Trust?
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Numbers Are In! Illinois Leads In Most Government Bodies
Illinois has more units of government than any other state and activists’ efforts to reduce that number have come up short.
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What’s the Point of Townships?
What does a township actually do besides collect taxes to maintain its existence? Not much, according to many government experts.
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Corruption, Cop’s Murder Should Prompt Renewed Scrutiny of Maywood
This mid-size suburb just west of Chicago is about as dysfunctional as a unit of government can be.