Patrick Rehkamp

At a Sunday parade in Cicero, legendary Chicago TV horror host Svengoolie chucked 250 rubber chickens at the crowd, but the flying, pliable, taxpayer-purchased poultry left some people perturbed.

Pay hikes for the Cook County board president’s security detail come as other county employees face job, salary cuts.

While the state wrestles with a gaping budget hole, Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford and Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka hand out $281,000 in salary hikes, which taxpayers will have to shoulder.

A public agency that gives rent subsidies to needy residents needs to get its act together, or face a federal takeover.

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.

At a time when pay raises are a distant memory and unpaid leave a reality for many area government workers, Jesse White has given pay hikes to his entire executive staff.

A city employee helped friends get through security at Midway Airport, but only got a slap on the wrist—and, arguably, a paid vacation—for his misconduct. BGA and CBS 2 investigate.

For state of Illinois workers leaving government service, many have found the grass to be greener on the other side—as state contract employees.

Former Schurz High School Chief Violated School Policy, Employees Contend