SEPT. 22, 2011 — After a BGA/CBS2 investigation reveals that four suburbs collectively owe the City of Chicago roughly $15 million in water bills, the Emanuel administration brokers payment plans to try to recoup the outstanding money.
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Four Towns Owe Chicago More Than $15 Million for Water
Taxpayers in those suburbs are paying water bills, why aren’t their municipal governments?
Posted inPress Release
Village of Maywood Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged FOIA Violations
After attending BGA Citizen Watchdog Training sessions, four Maywood residents file a lawsuit alleging the village failed to fulfill their FOIA requests for public records.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
U-Turn? CPD Rethinks Tahoe as Patrol Car
The Chevrolet Tahoe was supposed to replace the Ford Crown Victoria as the Chicago Police Department’s primary patrol car, but the city now is rethinking that costly decision.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
DuPage Stormwater Director Backed Contracts for Firm Employing His Wife
The DuPage County Stormwater Management division, headed by Anthony Charlton, has recommended Wills Burke Kelsey, which employs Charlton’s wife, as a consultant for three stormwater-related projects totaling $534,209.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
A Different Kind of Housing Crisis in Maywood
A public agency that gives rent subsidies to needy residents needs to get its act together, or face a federal takeover.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Sticker Shock Part II: Paying Big for Community College Retirees
Thousands of ex-employees are reaping bounteous pensions that often greatly exceed what they have actually paid into the system. What’s more, the cost to taxpayers will spiral out of control unless major public pension reforms are made in Illinois.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
CPS to Rescind All Credit Cards
As a result of BGA investigations into credit card abuse by city agencies, Chicago Public Schools Chief Administrator Tim Cawley ordered Thursday that all CPS credit cards be torn up and tossed away.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Metra ‘Observers’ Monitoring Ticket Collection on Crowded Trains
Facing a massive budget shortfall and the prospect of raising fares, Metra is getting tough with its employees to make sure all riders pay their fare share, the BGA has learned.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
CPS INSPECTOR GENERAL LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION
SEPT. 1, 2011 — The BGA and FOX Chicago News uncover lavish credit card spending by the principal of Ogden International School on the Gold Coast, prompting the Chicago Public Schools’ inspector general to launch an investigation.