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Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Burnham Burned
Nancy Dobrowski, former long-time clerk for the Village of Burnham, was charged this week with stealing more than $650,000 from the tiny, financially beleaguered south suburb and using most of the money to gamble at casinos.
Posted inPress Release
Better Government Association Wins Journalism Awards
BGA takes home seven Lisagor awards recognizing 2013 investigative news stories.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
BGA Welcomes Shakman Challenge To Springfield Patronage Abuse
Shakman wants the court to remove most of the questionable IDOT hires from their jobs, and appoint a “monitor” to keep an eye on potential patronage abuse in the future.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Family Conflict In General Assembly?
Legislator voted on grant programs that benefit his wife and the nonprofit where she works.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Where’s Lisa?
Illinois has some of the worst public corruption in the nation. Attorney General Lisa Madigan pledged to combat it, but critics say she’s fallen short. Her aides say state law restricts what she can do.
Posted inLegal
Better Government Association Sues Harvey Over Transparency
BGA accuses Mayor Eric Kellogg’s administration of willfully violating Open Meetings Act, Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
IDOT Secretary Talks About BGA’s Clout Hiring Investigation
For nearly a year after the Better Government Association exposed widespread issues with clout hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation, agency secretary Ann Schneider stayed quiet. She refused to grant an interview to the BGA on the topic.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Pension Free-For-All
Public pension systems in the Chicago area have little or no oversight when it comes to trustees and staff members accepting gifts and other freebies from vendors or prospective vendors.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Christie “Bridgegate” Reporter Epitomizes Value of Watchdog Work
Boburg shares the back story in an email: “Although I had an inkling from the start that this was more than a ‘traffic study,’ it was tough getting any information at all during the two months before Christie’s election in November.