The hospital also admitted to vaccinating ineligible people at Trump Tower and a luxury jewelry shop, according to an audit obtained by the BGA and Block Club Chicago.
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City Spends Millions Defending Secrecy Practices
A BGA investigation shows Chicago leaders paid millions in legal fees to withhold public records, thwarting a decade-old state reform measure to give citizens more power to shake loose government documents.
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Cash-Strapped Loretto Hospital Paid Millions to Companies Formed by Ousted Executive’s Pal
Before COO Anosh Ahmed resigned after hooking up friends with early vaccines, Loretto Hospital was paying millions to companies founded by Ahmed’s close pal and business partner.
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‘Lo Que Se Dice Aquí, Se Queda Aquí’. El Trabajo Del Comité Que Identificó Los 41 Monumentos Públicos Para Su Posible Remoción Permanece Opaco.
El comité creado por Lightfoot concluyó que las estatuas de Colón, Washington, Lincoln y otros deberían ser retiradas, pero el Ayuntamiento no ha dado detalles sobre cómo se tomaron esas decisiones, porque dice que el comité no es un organismo público.
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‘What’s Said Here, Stays Here.’ Work of the Committee That Identified 41 Public Monuments for Possible Removal Remains Opaque.
Committee formed by Lightfoot concluded statues of Columbus, Washington, Lincoln and others should be reviewed, but City Hall isn’t releasing many details about how those decisions came to be because it says the committee isn’t a public body.
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Illinois Poorly Prepared for Flood of Unemployment Claims
A neglected Department of Employment Security was suffering severe staffing shortages even before more than 2 million jobless claims swamped the agency during the COVID-19 lockdowns.