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Top City Colleges of Chicago Official Resigns After Sham Move To City
A top City Colleges of Chicago administrator recently resigned under pressure, leaving a $120,000-a-year job but taking away a valuable life lesson: Don’t play games with the city’s residency requirement.
Posted inPress Release
#BGALive With Mayor Emanuel: We Asked, Rahm Answered, Now It’s Your Turn
As part of our #BGALive virtual town hall series, Mayor Emanuel sat down with the BGA for nearly a full hour of uninterrupted conversation on Aug. 17 at Loyola University’s School of Communication.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Stickney Mayor Has Questionable Arrangement
Since Daniel O’Reilly became mayor of Stickney in early 2009, the village has spent $1,140 on flowers purchased from the flower shop he owns in neighboring Berwyn.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
CPS Gets Hands Dirty Employing Reputed Mob Company
The BGA and FOX Chicago found D&P Construction equipment on school construction sites throughout the city, including South Shore High School and the old Medill Elementary School.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
State Rep. Dan Burke Gave Tuition Award to Ex-Secretary’s Daughter
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.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
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.