Two dogs allegedly killed in recent weeks by Chicago Animal Care and Control workers, in latest turmoil at long-troubled city agency.
Investigation
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Brown Still Looking For Green
Circuit Court clerk’s cash grab; Rosemont’s late mayor through the lens of the FBI; and which pols took campaign cash from McHugh since the company’s troubles surfaced.
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Burnham Burned
Nancy Dobrowski, former long-time clerk for the Village of Burnham, was charged this week with stealing more than $650,000 from the tiny, financially beleaguered south suburb and using most of the money to gamble at casinos.
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Family Conflict In General Assembly?
Legislator voted on grant programs that benefit his wife and the nonprofit where she works.
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Where’s Lisa?
Illinois has some of the worst public corruption in the nation. Attorney General Lisa Madigan pledged to combat it, but critics say she’s fallen short. Her aides say state law restricts what she can do.
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IDOT Secretary Talks About BGA’s Clout Hiring Investigation
For nearly a year after the Better Government Association exposed widespread issues with clout hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation, agency secretary Ann Schneider stayed quiet. She refused to grant an interview to the BGA on the topic.
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Pension Free-For-All
Public pension systems in the Chicago area have little or no oversight when it comes to trustees and staff members accepting gifts and other freebies from vendors or prospective vendors.
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Quinn Clout Hiring Faces Court Scrutiny
BGA investigation on clout hiring on Gov. Pat Quinn’s watch prompts motion for a court-appointed watchdog – similar to what exists in Chicago and Cook County governments.
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The Stone Park Trifecta
A former mayor and two former police chiefs in Stone Park are drawing pensions from the village’s obscure little fund. What else do they have in common? All three are felons.
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Prisons, Profits And Politics
Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration awarded a lucrative contract to a prison healthcare company with a questionable track record. Turns out that company has ties to Quinn’s political opponent, Republican Bruce Rauner.