Andy Shaw to remain in key role during 2018.
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Doubek: Push Politicians on New Effort to End Illinois Gerrymandering
Illinois lawmakers could easily vote to give us a chance to end corrupt gerrymandering, but will they? And will we demand it?
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Shaw: Time for a Watchdog at Metropolitan Water District
Is the government branch that cleans our water ready to clean up its own act?
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Governor Candidates’ Job Claims Built on Shaky Foundation
Pritzker, Kennedy and Rauner all lay claim to superlative records of job creation in the business world. Proving it up? Not so much.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Berrios Firm’s Lobbying Client Gets Big Tax Break From His Assessor’s Office
BGA investigation reveals how tobacco giant Altria saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in property taxes courtesy of the Cook County Assessor’s office run by Joseph Berrios, who co-owns a lobbying business hired by the firm to represent its interests.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact Check: Rauner’s Head-spinning Claim That Arch Conservative Opponent Jeanne Ives Is A Mike Madigan Lackey
Rauner’s campaign ad said: “Who’s really behind Jeanne Ives’ campaign for governor? Mike Madigan’s corrupt insider machine. They’ve bankrolled her campaign with thousands in shady labor union cash, turning Ives into another Madigan lackey.”
Posted inInvestigation, Legal
BGA Wins Transparency Ruling in Navy Pier Privatization Case
The decision could make it hard for private entities that have assumed government duties to block public access to their records.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact Check: Chris Kennedy Flunks Data Interpretation 101 With Cairo College Readiness Claim
Kennedy falsely claimed that test results show no high school students in an economically distressed Southern Illinois town are prepared for college.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact Check: After Parkland, Can Illinois Communities Ban Assault Weapons?
Highland Park, Chicago and a few other Illinois towns have banned assault weapons, but state law blocks most other communities from following suit. How come?
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Doubek: Bipartisan Women Work to Improve Ethics Process
New Department of Assets, Information and Services reduced spending growth by $1.8 million per year post-merger, exceeding $1 million savings target.