PolitiFact Fact-Check: Vallas’ Sticky Attack on Mendoza’s City Sticker Record Nov 18, 2018 2:00 PM Mayoral hopeful Paul Vallas hammered one of his rivals, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, for touting her record on vehicle stickers as Chicago’s onetime city clerk. But his claim gets stuck on one of the facts.
Investigation How Dolton, Illinois Reflects America's Changing Suburbs in 2018 BGA and WBEZ spent months in Dolton reporting on a growing national trend: for the first time, there is more poverty in suburbs than in cities. November 12, 2018
Investigation Interactive Map: Pollution Hits Chicago's West, South Sides Hardest New research shows toxic threats are greatest in minority neighborhoods near industrial areas. Interactive map also shows pollution dangers near your home. October 25, 2018
Investigation Un mapa interactivo confirma que oeste y sur de Chicago son los más afectados por la contaminación Una nueva investigación muestra que las amenazas tóxicas son mayores en los pequeños vecindarios cercanos a las áreas industriales. El estudio, según los activistas, puede contribuir en la lucha por la reubicación de la industria sucia en sus comunidades. October 25, 2018
PolitiFact The 2019 Chicago Mayor’s Race Is Heating Up: Here’s What We’re Watching Still months away, the race for the city’s top office is already gaining steam. Here’s a recap of the issues would-be candidates are highlighting and the claims we’ve fact-checked so far. November 11, 2018
PolitiFact Fact-checking the Fact-challenged Candidates for Illinois Governor The race between the ultra-wealthy candidates has been marked by finger-pointing, scandal and transparency issues. We’ve fact-checked dubious claims by both. November 4, 2018
Analysis Chicago Might Soon Join Other Major Cities In Airing And Recording Its Committee Hearings November 14, 2018
Explainer A Corruption-fighting Attorney General? Easy to Say, Harder to Do The top lawyers in Illinois and most other states rarely investigate corruption. That’s by design, not political cowardice. October 30, 2018
Explainer The Chicken Little Effect on Illinois’ Pension Crisis Years of unfulfilled warnings of imminent fiscal collapse due to pension debt have numbed Illinois voters to a still real threat and given politicians an election year escape hatch to avoid talk about the state’s most difficult problem. September 28, 2018
Explainer Elon Musk’s ‘Electric Skates’ to O’Hare Mired in Secrecy, Skepticism The Better Government Association has filed a lawsuit against the city for disclosure of public records behind its $1 billion deal with Musk’s company. August 15, 2018
Follow-Up BGA Moves to Stop Musk’s O’Hare Express Until Public Can See His Bid A court motion seeks an injunction against any city deal for a new Loop to O’Hare transit system until a legal dispute is resolved over the Emanuel administration’s refusal to release records underlying the winning bid. November 19, 2018
Follow-Up Emanuel Administration Promises Reforms to City’s Recycling Program After the BGA reveals how tons of recycling is diverted to landfills by a private company that stands to profit, a top city official tells aldermen he is moving to fix the problem. November 1, 2018
Follow-Up Mayoral Hopefuls Respond to BGA Recycling Investigation With Mayor Rahm Emanuel not running for a third term, read what some of those seeking to replace him think should happen to the city’s much-maligned residential recycling program. November 1, 2018
