So-called multilevel marketing reps entice recruits with riches, but should elected officials be pushing these “opportunities of a lifetime?”
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Dorothy Brown Leans On Employees To Get On Ballot
Bounced by Democratic Party, Circuit Court clerk scrambles to stay in race, and enlists the help of her government employees to do so.
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Declining Numbers Of Black Teachers At CPS
Chicago Public Schools officials say they want a more diverse teaching staff, but black and Latino teachers remain woefully underrepresented in the classroom.
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Park Grill’s Lease Bites Taxpayers Again – At Midway
Court ruling that allows Millennium Park eatery to avoid property taxes is used to justify huge tax breaks for a clout-heavy concessionaire at Midway Airport.
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Dolton Trustees May Face Recall
South suburb’s mayor wants three trustees removed from office but voters will have final say.
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Cook County Suburbs Tally $244 Million In Legal Fees
Private attorneys are often hired by cash-strapped suburbs dealing with police misconduct or public corruption claims, a BGA Rescuing Illinois analysis finds.
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“Shameful” Spending At Suburban School District?
Riverdale school system spends freely on conferences and meals for board members – while taxes rise, budgets shrink and students lack new books.
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Feds Charge Dorothy Brown Employee
Lower-level bureaucrat accused of lying to grand jury that’s investigating job selling, other corruption in Circuit Court clerk’s office.
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Did State Lawmaker’s Charity Break The Law?
A nonprofit run by state Rep. Thaddeus Jones was barred from operating but continued to raise money – with Mayor Rahm Emanuel keynoting an upcoming fundraiser.
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CPS Way Off Track In Monitoring Transit Passes
More CTA fare cards are stolen from Chicago Public Schools, which is supposed to be distributing them to homeless students.