The BGA characterized Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed ethics changes “only a start,” and urged aldermen to send a strong signal about their commitment to finishing the job.
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Dillon: Will Lawmakers Have the Nerve to Cash Back Pay?
Every year from 2009 to 2016, lawmakers made a big bipartisan show of voting to freeze their salaries. Now some of them want to claw back those raises, for themselves and all lawmakers who gave them up.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Pritzker’s Capital Spending Claim Raises Questions Though Parts Track With Past Practices
The Chicago governor contended the bulk of his $45 billion capital plan will flow to Downstate districts. Not all the evidence is in yet to evaluate that.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Feds Search for Michael Madigan Records at Home of Retired Alderman, Sources Say
In a related move, the feds subpoenaed utility giant Commonwealth Edison about the company’s state government lobbying activity.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Censo genera miedo sobre pregunta de ciudadanía
Aún cuando el gobierno de Trump ha enfrentado obstáculos por preguntar en el conteo del 2020, si todos los que viven en el país son ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos, expertos y personas con familiares indocumentados, temen que los inmigrantes ya tengan menos probabilidades de participar — con enormes desafíos financieros para Chicago e Illinois.
Posted inWhat the Gov
What The Gov: What Does It Mean To Have Six Democratic Socialists on the Chicago City Council?
A slew of democratic socialists now sit on the Chicago City Council. How did that happen, and what does that mean for city politics?
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Lyons Delays Unusual Tax Break For Mayoral Donor
Following BGA story, suburb tentatively hits brakes on tax increment financing district that would have benefited campaign contributor to Mayor Chris Getty.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: FOP Attack on Consent Decrees Falls Short
The head of the city’s police union claims studies show consent decrees reining in officer conduct are unsuccessful and are often followed by an uptick in crime.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Census Stirs Fears Regardless of Citizenship Question
Even as the Trump administration has confronted setbacks about asking if everyone is a U.S. citizen in the 2020 headcount, experts and families with undocumented members fear immigrants already are less likely to participate — with enormous financial stakes for Chicago and Illinois.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Brady’s Muddled Attack on Pritzker’s Tax Plan
While critiquing a Democratic plan to replace Illinois’ flat income tax with graduated rates, the Senate Republican leader claimed the state lost more middle-class families than any other income group after the last tax hike.