A joint investigation by the BGA and the Chicago Sun-Times has raised unanswered questions about how state Rep. Dan Burke’s ex-secretary’s daughter received a legislative scholarship.
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BGA Members to Quinn: Get the Facts Before You Ante Up
BGA Members to Quinn: Get the Facts Before You Ante Up
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
CHICAGO POLICE RELEASE RECORDS
AUG. 5, 2011 — The BGA is successful in getting payroll records on the security detail assigned to Ald. Ed Burke (14th) after suing the Chicago Police Department. The records show that salaries totaled almost $600,000 in one year alone.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
IL Gambling Expansion: Andy Shaw Voices BGA’s Concerns in Aug. 4 Chicago Tribune
Earlier this summer, the BGA began shining a light on controversial legislation in Springfield that would dramatically expand gaming in Illinois.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Yearly Tab for Ald. Burke’s Bodyguards Nearly $600,000
The tab to Chicago taxpayers for providing a police bodyguard detail to Ald. Burke? Almost $600,000 per year, according to newly released figures from the Emanuel administration covering 2009.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
Daily Herald Op-Ed: Best Practices for Government Use of ‘P-Cards’
Daily Herald Op-Ed: Best Practices for Government Use of ‘P-Cards’
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
SCHOOL DISTRICT OVERSIGHT
AUG. 1, 2011 — Grayslake Elementary District 46 agrees to better oversight of its taxpayer-funded debit cards after the BGA and Daily Herald question heavy spending on food, air travel and other items.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Grayslake District 46 Debit Card Expenses Under Scutiny
Missing itemized receipts and a lack of detailed justification for expenses are among concerns some Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members are raising about employee use of debit cards.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
CPS FIRES PRINCIPAL, OTHERS
JULY 27, 2011 — A BGA/CBS2 investigation into a free lunch program for lower-income students at Chicago Public Schools uncovered instances of kids who didn’t qualify for the program. Following the probe, CPS moved to fire more than a dozen employees.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
CPS Ousts Principal, Others, Over Free-Lunch Fraud
The Chicago Public Schools are moving to fire a principal and discipline 15 other employees, following disclosures by the CBS 2 and the BGA of apparent fraud in the free lunch program.