Follow-Up State Panel Rejects Rauner Plan to Ease Coal Plant Pollution Rules The Illinois Pollution Control Board proposed an alternative to governor’s call for easing emission rules on Downstate coal power plants. The new plan loosens controls, but not as much as Rauner sought. October 4, 2018
Follow-Up Rauner’s EPA Drafts Compromise Plan To Distribute Volkswagen Settlement Funds Bending to pressures from public health and environmental groups, state proposes electric car charging stations, cleaner school buses and public transit money to reduce air pollution. August 29, 2018
Follow-Up Rauner Signs Suburban Police Shooting Reform Bill Into Law BGA/WBEZ investigation into failed oversight of errant police shootings in Cook County leads to new law forcing investigations. August 20, 2018
Follow-Up Police Chief Threatens Lawsuit To Stop Clean Water Advocates From Criticizing Him A husband and wife featured in a previous BGA story criticized the cop about his ties to a quarry owner whom the state is prosecuting. August 14, 2018
Follow-Up Madigan Moves To Close Landfills Over Drinking Water Concerns After BGA stories raised questions about 'clean-fill' quarries-turned-dumps taking in debris that could pollute groundwater, state attorney general argues two quarries need to be shut down. July 2, 2018
Follow-Up 17 Months After Teen With Autism Drowned at CPS Pool, Board of Ed to Strengthen Water Safety Following BGA/Sun-Times investigation into special ed care at pools, Chicago's school board is set to take up policy changes that would limit pool activities and focus lifeguard staffing. June 25, 2018
Follow-Up Senior Frustrations About Broken Elevators Erupt As CHA Leaders Meet Elderly CHA residents demanding action on elevators disrupt a CHA board meeting. The protest follows a BGA/WBEZ investigation into chronic problems that have led to hundreds of vulnerable and often frail seniors trapped in elevators or in their apartments. June 19, 2018
Follow-Up Police Shooting Bill Goes To Governor’s Desk Legislation passes the Illinois House after a BGA/WBEZ investigation exposed how suburban police were not disciplined despite questionable shootings. May 24, 2018
Follow-Up NAACP Official Asks Rauner’s Environmental Agency to Help Black Communities The leader of the prominent African-American group in Illinois says too much Volkswagen settlement money is going toward wrong projects. May 24, 2018
Follow-Up Rauner’s EPA Does About-face and Will Hold Public Meetings on Volkswagen Money The move follows criticism that decisions about how to spend $109 million from the auto company’s settlement were being made with big business in secret. May 10, 2018
