Dane Placko

Michael Castaldo Jr. serves as Bellwood’s village attorney, works for several other public agencies and stands to get a taxpayer-funded pension some day.

Sleeping municipal employee with six-figure salary provides “security” outside Mayor Frank Pasquale’s home, claims he’s doing it on his own time.

State legislator Karen Yarbrough sells insurance to Maywood development, then uses government letterhead to lobby for project.

Her son is beaten and robbed—but Maywood cops reportedly say they’re too busy to investigate.

Street violence is spiraling, cops are understaffed, village finances are abysmal—but the Maywood mayor and a trustee get police chauffeurs.

Kenneth M. Staral, principal of The Ogden International School of Chicago, has racked up almost $17,000 in credit card charges for recent international travel, and luxury dining across the US.

Since Daniel O’Reilly became mayor of Stickney in early 2009, the village has spent $1,140 on flowers purchased from the flower shop he owns in neighboring Berwyn.

The BGA and FOX Chicago found D&P Construction equipment on school construction sites throughout the city, including South Shore High School and the old Medill Elementary School.

In 2010 a top Chicago Animal Care and Control administrator was suspended for working a second job on city time. He was later fired for other reasons. But he wasn’t off the public payroll for long.

Prompted by revelations of excessive spending by CHA executives, another governmental agency, the Regional Transportation Authority, has revoked credit card privileges.