Five years after city officials effectively sold Chicago’s parking meter system to a private consortium at the urging of then-Mayor Daley, one neighborhood is realizing what this entails – aggressive ticketing – and is fighting back.
Follow-Up
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TIGHTER ALCOHOL CONTROLS FOR COPS
Following a BGA/NBC 5 report that found some Chicago-area police departments allow officers to work with high levels of alcohol in their system, a state law enforcement agency recommended a standardized policy that would limit the acceptable blood-alcohol content level to 0.02 statewide for on-duty personnel.
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BGA/NBC5 Probe Prompts State Cop Agency To Take Action
A special task force recommends a new police department standard for cutting blood-alcohol levels for on-duty officers.
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PENSION REVIEW PROMISED
After the BGA and Crain’s Chicago Business raise questions about a member of the CTA retirement fund soliciting charitable donations from financial firms working for the pension agency, the Regional Transportation Authority and the CTA retirement fund pledge a review to see whether rules or laws were violated.
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TAXES PAID
Just days after the BGA questions U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) about his finances, he pays nearly $16,000 in delinquent property taxes, some going back five years.
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CTA Union Hits Up Pension Advisers
In what experts regard as a potentially serious conflict of interest, a union official who sits on the CTA’s pension board has been soliciting donations from financial firms doing business with the retirement fund.
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The ABCs Of UNO
How the United Neighborhood Organization used clout to grow from a small Latino community group into a multi-million-dollar enterprise subsidized by taxpayers – and how old-school politics might be its undoing.
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UNO, Law Firm In Harmony
The United Neighborhood Organization wasn’t the only one benefiting from a $98 million state grant – the law firm of an influential state lawmaker also got a cut.
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CAMPAIGN CRACKDOWN
After the BGA reports that Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg is receiving and spending campaign contributions without disclosing them, as the law requires, the chairman of the Illinois State Board of Elections says he will refer the matter to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office to weigh possible criminal prosecution.
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More Smoke Coming Out Of Tri-State
Firefighters, of all people, know that where there’s smoke, there’s often fire.