Chicago Tribune Editorial: ‘Does Citizen Daley deserve a security detail?’
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BGA Editorial: ‘Does Citizen Daley deserve a security detail?’
BGA CEO & President Andy Shaw writes this editorial in the Chicago Tribune.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Park District Examines Business Practices After BGA/FOX Investigation
The Chicago Park District is taking a hard look at how business is done after we questioned what top park officials were doing with their credit cards.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
Who Can Fix State’s Public Pension Crisis? Try H.G. Wells
Who Can Fix State’s Public Pension Crisis? Try H.G. Wells
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Mayor Daley’s Name Turns Up In FBI Files On Embezzler John F. Duff Jr.
FBI documents obtained by the BGA raise fresh questions about just how close the Duffs were to Daley—and what sort of City Hall access they enjoyed during the mayor’s soon-to-end tenure.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Taxpayers Shouldered Chicago Park District Chief of Staff’s Credit Card Charges
The Chicago Park District suspended one of its top officials Wednesday night, after the BGA and FOX Chicago News began asking questions.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Sticker Shock: Our State Pols’ Platinum Pensions
As part of our Rescuing Illinois Project, we investigative the millions of dollars in pension benefits guaranteed to former statewide office holders.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Want Reform? Get Ready to Rumble
If Gov. Pat Quinn and the Illinois General Assembly are serious about saving money by changing the pension benefits of current state workers, they will probably need to pick a nasty and costly court fight with labor.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Explainer: What is GARS?
It’s the General Assembly Retirement System and it’s virtually broke—a sorry situation shared by other major state-backed employee pension plans, which must increasingly rely on taxpayer-supported financing and accounting gimmicks to shore them up.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Dumped-On Englewood Watchdog Blasts City, Bags Clean-up
Watchdog Theresa Jones got new neighbors a few weeks ago: bags and bags of garbage. The BGA and FOX Chicago News’ Dane Placko report.