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Lyons
Nov 10, 2012 11:06 PM
A familiar name from the political past surfaced in a BGA investigation of financial questions about a little-known public agency in west suburban Lyons Township.
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Why No Subs for Ailing Legislators?
Nov 03, 2012 10:07 PM
We can’t prevent an unexpected calamity that sidelines an elected representative. But why not consider letting every senator and representative designate a “temporary replacement” for emergencies?
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ILSpring
Oct 28, 2012 12:19 PM
There are plenty of big stories in the media, enough to satiate even the hungriest news junkie. But it also means a lot of important political and governmental stories fall below the radar screen.
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Video Poker No Longer a Bad Bet for Illinois
Oct 13, 2012 07:51 AM
Thanks to a deck that has been reshuffled and re-cut, the odds are even that legalized video gambling in Illinois can be fun for some players, profitable for some governments and, we hope, ruinous for fewer gaming addicts.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Oct 07, 2012 01:22 PM
Mayor Emanuel empowered an ethics task force and dumped an ineffectual ethics board. Now it’s time to get the task-force recommendations through the City Council.
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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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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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BGA Public Eye
Jul 06, 2012 10:27 AM
The Illinois State Police runs a law enforcement database with sensitive information about drivers and criminal suspects. After BGA inquiries, the agency now plans to “look into” whether the teenage son of DuPage County’s sheriff was misusing the system.
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BGA Public Eye
Jun 29, 2012 10:55 AM
Public Building Commission – a public agency tasked with helping the city and county with construction – doles out big raises to employees, as other embarrassments surface.
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