Ella French’s brother and Chicago Police Supt. David Brown have both said claims circulating online that French had a child and recently returned from maternity leave are inaccurate.
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City Panel Approves $600M to Finish Cabrini
City finally pledging to follow through on promises it made when the public housing complex Cabrini-Green was ordered demolished more than two decades ago.
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Chicago Tribune, BGA Investigate Deadly Building Fires, Provide Potential Solutions
The Better Government Association and the Chicago Tribune investigated deadly fires in the city and the role the city plays in tenant safety.
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Fact-Check: No, Pelosi Was Not Calling All the Shots for Capitol Security Officials on Jan. 6
During a GOP press conference ahead of a House probe into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois claimed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in charge of all actions taken by Capitol security leadership that day. That’s highly misleading.
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9 Potential Solutions to Keep Chicagoans Safer From Fires
A follow-up to a BGA/Chicago Tribune investigation finds other major cities have enacted reforms to improve building safety that could save lives in Chicago — if city leaders break from a pattern of neglect.
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Fact-Check: States Can Use ARPA Money to Replenish Unemployment Funds, Contrary to Pritzker’s Claim
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he wasn’t considering using American Rescue Plan Act dollars to address a major deficit in the state’s unemployment insurance fund because federal rules prohibit it. His office told us he misspoke.
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No Ransom Paid, but Illinois AG Office Is Spending More Than $2.5 Million on Hacker Attack
In his first in-depth interview since the April breach at the state’s top law enforcement agency, Raoul acknowledges the hack is “embarrassing.”
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Chicago Commission Approves Additional $600M for Cabrini-Green Redevelopment
The Better Government Association helped draft a reform measure directed at the city’s board of ethics.
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Fact-Check: Downstate Senator Wrong on Medicaid Eligibility for Illinois Undocumented Immigrants
The state created a program to provide healthcare benefits to noncitizens at least 55 years old who are ineligible for Medicaid. But despite assertions from Republican state Sen. Terri Bryant, those individuals must meet the same income criteria as qualifying citizens.
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BGA Sues for Illinois Medicaid Contract Records
Milking Medicaid: A new state contract covers the health care of 36,000 vulnerable children. But documents detailing the contractor’s performance are a “trade secret,” officials say.