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BGA Questions Whether Emanuel Email Disclosures Were Complete, Seeks To Reopen Lawsuit
To settle an open records lawsuit brought by the BGA, the city in December released a trove of emails from the mayor’s personal accounts which involved public business. The watchdog group is asking a judge to take a fresh look at how forthcoming the city was.
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GOV. QUINN VETOES BAD FOIA BILL
HB 3796, a bill opposed by the BGA policy team, other open government advocates and Attorney General Lisa Madigan, is vetoed by Gov. Pat Quinn because it would have weakened the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
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SWIFT ACTION DEFEATS MAJOR ASSAULT ON FOIA
Several groups, including the BGA, fight back legislation that would have significantly weakened the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, the state’s public records law.
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SUBURBAN INSPECTOR GENERAL RESIGNS
Amid questions by the BGA about whether he was performing his full duties for full pay, Calumet City’s municipal inspector general abruptly quits.
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IDOT SECRETARY RESIGNS
Following several BGA investigations on potentially illegal patronage hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation, the head of the agency resigns under fire.
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EX-SCHOOL OFFICIAL CHARGED
Following BGA/CBS2 investigation, suburban school treasurer is charged with stealing more than $1.5 million in taxpayer money.
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QUINN CHOPS AWAY AT BLOATED STATE PANELS
Gov. Pat Quinn is cutting dozens of unnecessary or redundant boards and commissions, following BGA investigations into Illinois’ proliferation of costly and underutilized state panels.
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LANDMARK WRONGFUL CONVICTION LAW PASSED
Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a landmark reform bill backed by the Better Government Association’s policy team, lawmakers and criminal justice advocates.
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HOUSE TO PROBE CONGRESSMAN
The House Ethics Committee is expanding a probe of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush’s finances, an inquiry that follows a BGA/Chicago Sun-Times investigation.