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Money
May 14, 2013 09:07 AM
Nearly $400,000 discovered missing from Calumet City’s coffers, apparently due to technical glitch. Why did it take so long to figure this out?
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whiskey+alcohol+drinks
May 09, 2013 08:38 AM
Many central Illinois police and fire departments have union contracts that allow officers and firefighters to have alcohol in their systems while on duty. But that could soon change.
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securitas+jacket
May 06, 2013 09:45 AM
Transit agency is dumping most private security guards at L stops and hiring in-house “customer-service” employees in their place – but will the rails be safer?
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5 s columbus parking garage
May 02, 2013 11:00 AM
Not only did state government pay more than $500,000 at Loop parking garages last year, some agencies paid higher rates than necessary.
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zuccarelli sq
May 01, 2013 11:49 AM
Board members elected to oversee taxpayer-funded South Suburban College are getting their relatives on the payroll – a bad civics lesson.
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mayor welch
Apr 26, 2013 08:58 AM
New concerns surface in Country Club Hills over how the mayor is handling taxpayer finances.
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senator dan cronin
Apr 17, 2013 09:33 AM
Why are private companies with ties to legislative leaders getting so much government work these days in DuPage County? Perhaps Dan Cronin holds the key.
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preckwinkle
Apr 14, 2013 08:00 AM
Cook County unions, vendors are among the board president's biggest financial backers. That's raising conflict of interest questions but she says it's not an issue.
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wrongful conviction
Apr 08, 2013 06:30 PM
After 2011 groundbreaking investigation with Center on Wrongful Convictions, reform measures slowly surface even as settlements continue to stack up, heading toward $300 million-plus.
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BGA ComEd Ameren
Apr 07, 2013 09:35 AM
Illinois’ two major electricity providers donated more than $1.3 million to legislators ahead of crucial “Smart Grid” vote. Whose interests were they really representing?
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