The district’s Office of Inspector General opened the investigation after a report by Chalkbeat Chicago and the Better Government Association this week raised questions about the purchase.
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PolitiFact’s 2020 Lie of the Year
PolitiFact National names deadly disinformation downplaying or denying the novel coronavirus as its Lie of the Year for 2020.
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Chicago Schools Needed Computers. Then the Mayor Emailed About a ‘Really Good Guy.’
What followed was a $1.6 million deal for a Lightfoot donor who supplied used laptops and iPads, some of which didn’t work for remote learning.
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Las Escuelas de Chicago Necesitaban Computadoras. Fue Entonces Cuando La Alcaldesa Envió un Correo Electrónico Avalando Por Un “Tipo Muy Bueno”.
Lo que siguió fue un acuerdo de $1.6 millones para un contribuyente de la campaña de Lightfoot que suministró computadoras portátiles y iPads usadas, algunas de las cuales no funcionaron para el aprendizaje virtual.
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Fact-Check: Yes, Conservatives Did Share False Post About Pritzker’s Daughter
Gov. Pritzker said Republican elected officials, propaganda sites and radio hosts were sharing a story that falsely claimed a picture showed his teenage daughter violating COVID rules. The governor is correct.
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Watchdog: Chicago Not Enforcing Recycling Laws for Big Buildings
Findings by Inspector General’s office mirror those detailed in 2019 by the BGA, which found lax enforcement and bureaucratic snafus have led to more recyclable materials from Chicago’s high-rises and commercial buildings being diverted to landfills.
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Fact-Check: Is Illinois ‘Nation-Leading’ in Funding Census Outreach?
Gov. Pritzker on Twitter said Illinois led other states in its 2020 Census effort. It ranks third in per-capita spending.
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Amazon’s Massive Chicago-Area Expansion Fueled by $741 Million From Taxpayers
As part of a nationwide effort, the online retail giant has commissioned 36 warehouses in the Chicago area since 2015, creating thousands of jobs. Most of the taxpayer assistance comes from Black communities.
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A Veteran Cook County Judge Has Been Repeatedly Blocked from Hearing Sex Offense Cases. Here’s Why.
An unprecedented investigation of court data finds systematic effort to keep Judge James Linn from deciding sex charges after a controversial ruling he made years ago.
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Un Juez Veterano del Condado de Cook ha Sido Bloqueado Repetidamente para Que No Trate Casos de Delitos Sexuales. Esta es la Razón.
Una investigación sin precedentes de los datos judiciales comprueba un esfuerzo sistemático para evitar que el juez James Linn decida sobre casos de sexo después de un controvertido fallo que dictó hace años.