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David Jackson

David Jackson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and four-time Pulitzer finalist whose work has focused on lifting the voices of neglected people amid life-threatening government failures.

Posted inInvestigation

Pritzker’s Personal Fortune Intersects With State Contracts

by Chuck Neubauer, David Jackson and Grace Golembiewski August 30, 2022November 10, 2022

The governor’s promises to divest his vast portfolio of state contractors have not extended to his so-called blind trust, which has the governor’s money in at least a dozen companies with billions in state business

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

State Filing on Medicaid Delays Asks Court to Reconsider

by David Jackson August 10, 2022November 10, 2022

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

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

City Claims on Anti-Violence Program Are Overblown

by David Jackson and Dan Hinkel August 3, 2022November 10, 2022

Mayor Lightfoot’s choice to lead the city’s campaign against gun-crime has a history of hyperbole, both about her efforts to confront Chicago’s greatest crisis and her own career.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against State Medicaid Administrators

by David Jackson July 7, 2022November 10, 2022

Citing the BGA investigation ‘Milking Medicaid,’ a three-judge panel said Saint Anthony Hospital has a ‘viable’ case against a state that has refused to enforce its contracts with private insurers who manage the program.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

Former State Health Director Ezike Under Scrutiny by the State’s Top Ethics Investigator

by David Jackson June 10, 2022November 10, 2022

Public health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike connected with ordinary people nearly every day during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now she is CEO of a top state medical contractor. Did Dr. Ezike’s quick switch violate the state Ethics Act?

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

Foster Children Held in Jails, Shelters — Workers Threatened, Attacked: A State Agency in Crisis

by David Jackson and Rachel Hinton May 26, 2022November 10, 2022

One juvenile court judge asked: “What does a judge do when the department basically abuses a child?” Besieged Illinois child welfare director Marc Smith speaks out in a rare and passionate defense of his tenure, saying “every effort is being made” to protect children and workers.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

Ald. Walter Burnett Softened Stance on Affordable Housing After Cash Flowed

by David Jackson and Rachel Hinton April 12, 2022November 10, 2022

Developer Onni Group wanted out of its obligation to include affordable units in its luxury Old Town highrises. Onni paid a Burnett friend more than $417,000 to lobby City Hall, helped sponsor a Burnett fundraiser and pledged $25,000 to a charity run by Burnett’s wife. Some tenants said the alderman abandoned them.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

Pritzker Trust Bought Stock in a Top Illinois Contractor After He Was Elected Governor

by David Jackson February 25, 2022November 10, 2022

Purchase of stock highlights weakness of Pritzker’s blind-trust arrangement in preventing conflicts of interest for billionaire governor’s holdings.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

FBI Investigating Vaccinations At Loretto Hospital CEO’s Suburban Church

by David Jackson and Kelly Bauer December 17, 2021November 10, 2022

The probe focuses on the city’s role in vaccinations done at the suburban church when West Siders were struggling to get their shots.

Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation

Illinois’ $16 Billion Health Program Is Riddled with Industry Ties and Potential Conflicts of Interest

by David Jackson November 8, 2021November 10, 2022

Milking Medicaid: The state health care agency has a revolving door for executives from the insurance industry.

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