In his quarterly report released this week, Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson disputed Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s use of attorney-client privilege to withhold documents from his office related to current misconduct investigations.
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Legislative Scholarships Abused, Must Be Ended
It’s one of the great perks of membership in the Illinois General Assembly: Doling out annual legislative scholarships that provide students in their districts a free education at a state-sponsored university.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
AUDITORS FIND BLAME IN HOBART, IND., FIRE SALE
JAN. 12, 2012 — Following a BGA investigation into the questionable, under-the-table sale of municipal equipment by the City of Hobart’s now-former fire chief, auditors find he violated state protocols; the city increases oversight of assets.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
Should Elected Officials Have to Clock In for Work?
Should Elected Officials Have to Clock In for Work?
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Report Details CPS Free Lunch Fraud, Improper Financial Benefits
Findings by the Chicago Public Schools inspector general follow an investigation by the BGA and CBS 2 Chicago.
Posted inPress Release
BGA Files Amicus Brief in David Koschman Case
BGA supports the appointment of a special prosecutor to look into 2004 death, and how authorities handled the ensuing investigation.
Posted inFollow-Up, Legal, Results & Reforms
CPD RELEASES DEPLOYMENT DATA
JAN. 3, 2012 — Just weeks after the BGA sues the Chicago Police Department in Cook County Circuit Court to obtain documents showing where plainclothes officers were deployed, CPD reverses course and releases the data.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
Illinois Campaign Finance Reform Task Force Hearing
Government and Policy Affairs Coordinator, Emily Miller, presented testimony before the final Public Finance and Campaign Elections Taskforce.
Posted inPress Release
BGA Backs Appointing Special Prosecutor In Koschman Case
BGA to file amicus brief that supports naming a special prosecutor to probe 2004 death and how authorities handled the ensuing investigation.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
BGA’s Bob Reed Talks Blago on WBBM’s At Issue with Craig Dellimore
BGA’s Bob Reed Talks Blago on WBBM’s At Issue with Craig Dellimore