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Tracking the reverberations and impact of the Newsroom's stories.

Follow-Up

Lawmakers Seek Broader Reviews of Suburban Police Shootings

Following a BGA/WBEZ investigative series, members of the Illinois black legislative caucus vow a push to mandate reviews of whether officers who shoot citizens violated policies or best practices.
April 19, 2018
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Public Dollars to Keep Navy Pier Records from the Public: Nearly $670,000

The tab for hiring outside attorneys hits almost $670,000 as the public agency that owns Navy Pier fights in court to block release of records related to operation of the lakefront tourist attraction.
March 23, 2018
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Judge Issues Order to Garnish Bobby Rush’s Congressional Pay

The veteran U.S. House member turned pastor owes more than $1 million tied to a loan on an Englewood church. His $174,000 annual congressional pay is to be docked $2,100 a month.
Updated March 15, 2018
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Cook County Board Commissioner Proposes Hearing On Police Oversight

Following a BGA/WBEZ investigation, the hearing would explore ways for the county to provide assistance to the suburbs for training and investigations of police shootings.
February 7, 2018
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Illinois Attorney General Candidates Detail Plans For Police Oversight

In other states, attorneys general have taken active roles in increasing police accountability. Could Illinois be next?
February 5, 2018
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Sheriff Offers Help in Probing Suburban Police Shootings

Prompted by BGA/WBEZ series, Tom Dart tells suburban chiefs that his office is available to conduct investigations into whether officers act properly in shooting incidents.
January 18, 2018
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City Colleges Union Chief Slaps Administration Over BGA Probe

A top teacher union official at the City Colleges of Chicago chastised Chancellor Juan Salgado for his “dismissive” response to a BGA investigation that found lowered standards and manipulated data created a misleading record of success.
November 13, 2017
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Settlement Approved In Police Shooting Involving Gun That Judge Turned In 8 Years Earlier

The family of a 22-year-old who was fatally shot by a Cicero police officer will receive $3.1 million from the suburb. Next to the victim's dead body was the .38 caliber revolver that a Cook County judge turned in to a Chicago gun buyback years earlier.
September 6, 2017
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Rauner Halts Proposed Cuts To Senior In-Home Care

Gov. Rauner's administration has halted plans to scale back an in-home senior care program. The proposed reduction had faced criticism from the Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter, Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans and SEIU Healthcare Illinois.
August 24, 2017
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Aldermen Grill City, McCormick Place Officials Over Navy Pier TIF Plan

Nothing to see here, the Emanuel administration declares at a hastily arranged City Hall hearing prompted by a BGA/Crain's investigative report of a shell game that shifted blight-fighting tax funds to Navy Pier.
July 24, 2017