New Department of Assets, Information and Services reduced spending growth by $1.8 million per year post-merger, exceeding $1 million savings target.
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Urge “NO” Vote on Bad FOIA Bill
New Department of Assets, Information and Services reduced spending growth by $1.8 million per year post-merger, exceeding $1 million savings target.
Posted inAction, Analysis, Policy
Urge Your Representative to Vote NO on HB3621
New Department of Assets, Information and Services reduced spending growth by $1.8 million per year post-merger, exceeding $1 million savings target.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Fuzzy Math At CPS And City Colleges Doesn’t Add Up
Proof of progress or fuzzy math? BGA and others question whether the numbers add up for City Colleges and CPS.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Congressman’s Decisions Benefit Dad’s Lobby Clients
Lobbyist Bill Lipinski earns millions from clients who also are getting aid from his son, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
No-Bid Deal Allows Tree-Trim Company To Rake It In
The financially strapped City of Berwyn hires tree service without formal bidding, pays more than $1 million over last three years – while business donates to suburb’s mayor.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
BGA, Reform Groups: End Budget Impasse
The Better Government Association is among a number of good government groups calling for a meeting between Governor Bruce Rauner and the four Illinois legislative leaders to discuss solutions for the state’s budget impasse.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Dems Dump Dorothy
Democratic Party strips away Dorothy Brown’s endorsement amid criminal investigation, which sources say is also examining her husband’s goat business.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
Feds Launch Probe
Following BGA/FOX disclosures about a questionable land deal involving Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown, her husband and a campaign donor, federal authorities start investigating.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
County Official Quits
Amid questions from the BGA about whether he was posting insensitive Facebook messages during work hours, a high-ranking aide to Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez resigns.