Reporter Alejandra Cancino follows up on readers questions received about the BGA’s investigation into O’Hare International Airport.
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Fact-Check: Ivanka Trump Conflates Chicago Gun Violence Statistics
In a Tuesday tweet, the president’s daughter and advisor misstated the context and location of shootings in Chicago over the weekend.
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Reaction: Read and Listen to Discussions Spurred by BGA’s O’Hare Investigation
Follow the impact our “O’Hare’s Billions In Broken Promises” investigation has had.
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Fact-Check: Ives Falsely Claims Primary Foe Did Not Publicly Oppose Illinois Abortion Bill
Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti did not denounce a controversial bill signed by former Gov. Bruce Rauner that expanded public funding of abortions.
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Cabrini-Green Residents Were Promised 2,500 Construction Jobs. They Got 40
To quell a rising controversy 25 years ago that threatened to derail his grand plan to raze the public housing complex, Mayor Richard M. Daley made promises to the residents he was kicking out — including jobs.
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Fact-Check: Has Trump Encouraged an Unprecedented Number of Migrants to Seek Asylum at the Border?
U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin says the president’s hardline immigration stance has driven more migrants to seek asylum protections at the border than ever before. There has been a surge, but the Trump connection is far from clear.
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Spiral of Decline Heavy Burden for Homeowners
In Cook County suburbs, home values are collapsing while property taxes are up.
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BGA Urges Full City Council to Support Ethics Ordinance
The BGA policy team urged the full City Council to approve ethics reforms that cover lobbying, outside employment for aldermen and full oversight by the inspector general.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Dillon: Tired of Being Lumped With All Those Felons? Aldermen, You Know What to Do
As aldermen coming under the scrutiny of law enforcement, it’s high time they start policing themselves.
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Fact-Check: Mendoza’s Comparison of Indiana and Illinois Gasoline Taxes Veers Off Course
While defending Illinois’ recent gas tax hike, the state comptroller claimed Indiana still charges drivers more. Her office now acknowledges that was wrong.