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.
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City Treasurer’s Police Detail Paid Thousands in Overtime
Why are Chicago taxpayers paying for a police officer to chauffeur Stephanie Neely to the gym, and her kid to school?
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Protecting a Perk in DuPage County
DuPage County Board members could have taken a big step toward halting their taxpayer-funded pensions, but opted to hang on to the potentially lucrative benefit.
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Life in Fast Lane Leaves Chicago Fire Department Official in Hot Water
High-ranking officer arrested on DUI, gun charges; follows earlier incident in which agency vehicle lands in lagoon.
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City Treasurer Uses Police Security Detail for Personal Business
Why are Chicago taxpayers paying for a police officer to chauffeur Stephanie Neely to the gym, and her kid to school?
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MELROSE PARK ADOPTS ETHICS GUIDELINES
DEC. 12, 2011 — Prompted by revelations from the BGA that two high-ranking Melrose Park village officials had side businesses that did work with Melrose Park’s municipal government, the village board adopts an “ethics ordinance” barring such practices.
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On Personal Time or the Taxpayers’ Dime?
The BGA and FOX Chicago News follow a tip that leads to the Cook County Building, where Proviso Township employees appear to be doing “opposition research” for their boss, District 209 Board President Emanuel “Chris” Welch.
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Village Official Draws Salary of More Than $500,000
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.
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MAYWOOD OFFICIALS GIVE UP POLICE CHAUFFEURS
SEPT. 28, 2011 — Maywood officials say they’ll stop accepting police chauffeurs after a BGA and FOX Chicago News investigation finds that the mayor and a village trustee are getting rides and protection from police at a time violence is spiraling out of control on the streets and the police department is short-staffed.
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Illinois State Police Settles Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit
Man once on death row for Downstate murders to get $2.5 million in rare case against state cops.