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Koschman Vaneko
Dec 03, 2012 03:45 PM
Charges announced against Daley nephew in 2004 death along Division Street; BGA awaits word about possible law enforcement misconduct.
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BGA Public Eye
May 11, 2012 09:41 AM
The top bodyguard for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is in the news again, this time for crashing an unmarked squad car while preparing for the next morning's politician pick-up.
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BGA Public Eye
May 04, 2012 09:54 AM
The police force assigned to patrol Cook County’s hospital system doesn’t have the best reputation in town.
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BGA Legislative Scholarshsip
May 03, 2012 01:19 PM
A bill to eliminate the controversial legislative scholarship program passed the Illinois Senate and is very close to becoming law.
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Mayor Emanuel
Apr 30, 2012 01:44 PM
How did Mayor Emanuel do in Ethics & Transparency 101? BGA has the first term grade in Crain's one-year perspective.
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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.
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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.
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Emanuel 72
Apr 24, 2012 01:21 PM
The Chicago City Council overwhelmingly approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to finance public works with private money, putting aside concerns voiced by dissenting aldermen and the BGA that the plan needed more oversight supervision.
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BGA Public Eye
Apr 13, 2012 07:54 AM
As talk of streamlining government intensifies in Cook County, the sheriff suggests that one way to save taxpayer money is for his police force to assume more policing duties from suburban departments.​
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2012 Edward R. Murrow Awards
Apr 12, 2012 04:42 PM
The Better Government Association and the Center on Wrongful Convictions won a prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for the June 2011 investigation into the “High Cost of Wrongful Convictions”, a groundbreaking series documenting the human and financial toll of alleged government and police misconduct that led to 85 people being wrongfully incarcerated for violent crimes they didn’t commit.
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