BGA and WGN uncover a grand jury probe of Cook County expense accounts.
Follow-Up
Leaked CTA Report Blames June Fire on Batteries, Grease and Bad Decisions
BGA and FOX Chicago News have obtained a scathing CTA internal report which criticizes the cause of a June tunnel fire, as well as some aspects of the agency’s response.
RTA official Crider profits off transit agencies
Rev. Crider sees nothing wrong with selling ads to Metra, Pace, CTA
BGA Probe Shows Crime on CTA up 26% since 2006
Thefts and robberies have risen dramatically on CTA buses, trains and L platforms in the last four years — and are on the rise again this year.
Ed Vrdolyak Gets ‘Help from a Higher Authority’
Clergy here go to bat for crooked politicians
A Troubling Assessment of Insider Joseph Berrios
THE INSIDER: With a background as a Democratic Party boss, a lobbyist, and a powerful commissioner of a property tax appeals board, Joseph Berrios now wants to be Cook County assessor, a role that will give him even more sway in picking winners and losers among local taxpayers. Chicago magazine’s political editor—working with the Better Government Association—argues that
Suit Claims Principal Paid For Tips On Gang Ties
Former Schurz High School Chief Violated School Policy, Employees Contend
Cook County Board of Review Employees Take a Day Off To Help Joe Berrios Raise Campaign Cash
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
A Familiar Name on Metra Payroll
Her father chairs Illinois House Mass Transit Committee
Board chair’s clients, law firm get business from City Colleges
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
