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End pension scams for clout crowd
Sep 15, 2012 09:28 AM
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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WElectric3
Sep 08, 2012 02:28 PM
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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Race-Baiting Cop Blogger Goes Underground
Sep 01, 2012 05:49 AM
As BGA tries to determine whether blogger is posting material while on duty as a Chicago police officer, the operator shuts down controversial web site.
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Inpsector General Joe Ferguson
Aug 20, 2012 09:40 AM
Mayor Emanuel seems to view the city Inspector General as just another subordinate who’s entitled only to what the boss is willing to provide.
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Fire Department Prescribes Investigation into Expired Medications
Aug 07, 2012 11:05 AM
Probe follows other examinations into questionable practices and missteps.
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BGA Public Eye
Jul 27, 2012 09:11 AM
State, county and local public finance experts are exploring the impact of the British-based LIBOR scandal on government bonds, pensions and investments.
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City Ambulance Confusion Delays Treatment For Wounded Man
Jul 20, 2012 11:08 AM
The Better Government Association and CBS 2 report on the case of a stabbing victim whose care, according to sources, was botched and postponed.
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BGA Public Eye
Jul 19, 2012 04:22 PM
Forty state lawmakers gave 120 scholarships to individuals living outside of their districts, based on a BGA review of legislative district maps and interviews with city and county election officials.​
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BGA Public Eye
Jul 13, 2012 09:55 AM
Public housing CEO makes $216,000 a year, and could qualify for an additional $32,400 annual bonus. How are he and two aides getting around a $155,500 pay ceiling imposed by the federal government?
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Cab-alier Spending?
Jul 12, 2012 12:19 PM
Employees at small federal agency in Chicago rack up huge taxi bills, supposedly for official business. But the BGA and FOX found some rides were for just a few blocks, while one government worker expensed nearly $550 in cab fares during a trip to Miami. Prompted by our inquiries, the agency is conducting a “review.”
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