Oak Brook’s clout-heavy former police chief is unapologetic about benefitting from a taxpayer-funded pension sweetener quietly passed by the General Assembly in 2007.
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Does Obama Need Schooling on Scholarships?
Add President Barack Obama to the list of current and former Illinois lawmakers who may have violated the lone rule of the controversial legislative scholarship program: that the recipient live within the awarding lawmaker’s district.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Ex-City Colleges Chief Gets “A+” in Personal Finance
While departing Chicago’s troubled community college network to take a job running Chicago State University, Wayne Watson secured taxpayer-funded benefits that are much more lucrative than previously known – totaling as much as $800,000.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
EMANUEL MOVES TO BAN McMAHON ELECTRIC COMPANY FROM CITY WORK
As the BGA and Chicago Sun-Times inquired about government contracts held by the clout-heavy McMahon family, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved to permanently ban their electrical contracting company from getting more city work because of allegations they fraudulently set up the company as woman-owned to get a leg up on city contracts. Click here to read more.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Money made selling milk to governments helps Burke, other pols
Having made millions of dollars on government deals for milk and electrical and plumbing work, the McMahon family routinely gives back to politicians.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Inspector general wants McMahon business banned from city work
McMahon family business faces possible loss of city business over the city inspector general’s finding that it once fraudulently presented itself as owned and operated by women.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Milk money: Clout-heavy family got $162 million in contracts
The McMahons supplied milk to Chicago Public Schools for years, and also ran electrical and plumbing companies that secured big government contracts.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
It’s All in the Family When it Comes to Squad Car Repairs in Stone Park
Auto body shop owned by family of Stone Park police chief repairs cop cars from west suburb—apparently without bid process.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
Scholarship Scam Might Finally be Killed
Scholarship Scam Might Finally be Killed
Posted inLegal
Better Government Association Sues Pace, Alleges Violations of Open Records Law
Nonprofit watchdog accuses suburban bus agency of stonewalling on safety-relateddocuments