The economy may be in the tank but Chicago aldermen are now flush with spending money. Each of the fifty members of Chicago’s City Council now receives $73,280 a year for expenses.
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Who got Dan Ryan deals?
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
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I-Team Report: The Wish List
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
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Rosemont mayor returns mob-linked funds
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
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Report: Grading the United States on FOIA responsiveness
Better Government Association and National Freedom of Information Coalition give 38 out of 50 states “F” grade in overall responses to FOIA requests.
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Deputies at Odds
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
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2008 BGA-Alper Integrity Index
New Jersey, Louisiana have strongest ethics and transparency laws; Vermont, South Dakota at the bottom
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Election chairman faces accusations of conflict of interest
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
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Examination discovers procurement reform measure is largely toothless
In 2001 the BGA and the Chicago Tribune investigated the effects of changes made to the Illinois Procurement Code. The study found that numerous loopholes were created, in what was billed as a measure to help eliminate conflicts of interest.
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BGA Study: The Tourism Industry in Chicago: It’s the Arts, Stupid
Are Illinois riverboat gamblers tourists? Are any gamblers tourists? What are tourists? Back in 1994, the BGA began to investigate this question. We went door to door in all ten riverboat towns looking for signs of economic development. We didn’t find it.