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BGA Public Eye
May 18, 2012 10:01 AM
Only a year into his term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel scores high marks for financial belt tightening and providing greater online access to city data and information. Still, the Mayor has tripped over a couple of key "transparency" tests -- improving relations with the city Inspector General's office and making his controversial infrastructure trust plan more open to public scrutiny.
 
Stroger Hospital
May 07, 2012 02:17 PM
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.
 
Cop assigned to private building in Loop
May 03, 2012 09:49 AM
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.
 
Cook County Forest Preserve
Apr 30, 2012 10:22 AM
Eliminating the forest preserve police department has been discussed numerous times over the years. The subject is again surfacing as county officials discuss “streamlining” and saving money.
 
BGA Public Eye
Apr 26, 2012 11:02 PM
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.
 
BGA Public Eye
Apr 20, 2012 12:03 AM
Municipal leaders in suburb get free access to a stadium suite during special events, including concerts and games.
 
Apr 18, 2012 01:05 PM
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel agreed to slow down his bid to establish a new financing vehicle designed to repair and upgrade public works projects.
 
Chicago City Council
An open letter to aldermen says the Mayor’s blueprint needs greater scrutiny and more public accountability. It urges the City Council to vote no, or to delay and review, the controversial ordinance.
 
Tom Sheahan
Mar 31, 2012 01:34 AM
Oak Brook’s clout-heavy former police chief is unapologetic about benefitting from a taxpayer-funded pension sweetener quietly passed by the General Assembly in 2007.
 
Ex-City Colleges Chief Gets “A+” in Personal Finance
Mar 29, 2012 09:43 AM
While departing Chicago’s troubled community college network to take a job running Chicago State University, Wayne Watson secured taxpayer-funded benefits that are much more lucrative than previously known – totaling as much as $800,000.
 
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