Follow-Up State Filing on Medicaid Delays Asks Court to Reconsider Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements Aug 10, 2022 4:00 PM
Follow-Up Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against State Medicaid Administrators Citing the BGA investigation ‘Milking Medicaid,’ a three-judge panel said Saint Anthony Hospital has a ‘viable’ case against a state that has refused to enforce its contracts with private insurers who manage the program. Jul 7, 2022 6:00 AM
Follow-Up Complaints Mount on Park District Cameras A Better Government Association investigation into the unfair placement of Park District security cameras has sparked renewed criticism from park neighborhoods and city council members about the quality and ineffectiveness of the expensive program Jun 21, 2022 6:00 AM
Follow-Up Pritzker Orders Funds Released to Madigan-Sponsored Projects Citing a BGA investigation, nine lawmakers requested a funding freeze in the wake of former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s 22-count federal indictment on charges he traded his office to enrich himself and his friends. Mar 28, 2022 6:00 AM
Follow-Up Pritzker Freezes Funds to Madigan-Sponsored Projects Citing a BGA investigation, nine lawmakers requested the freeze in the wake of former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s 22-count federal indictment on charges he traded his office to enrich himself and his friends. Updated: Mar 10, 2022 @ 11:37 AM
Follow-Up Michael Madigan Indicted in 22-Count Federal Corruption Case As part of a corruption probe lasting years, the longtime house speaker is charged with a conspiracy to use his vast power atop Illinois government to enrich himself, his law firm and his vast political patronage army. Mar 2, 2022 7:06 PM
Follow-Up FBI Investigating Vaccinations At Loretto Hospital CEO’s Suburban Church The probe focuses on the city’s role in vaccinations done at the suburban church when West Siders were struggling to get their shots. Dec 17, 2021 7:04 PM
Follow-Up Joliet Residents Protest Plan To Hike Water Rates Mayor Bob O’Dekirk’s proposal to build a billion-dollar pipeline to access Lake Michigan water from Chicago rankles some Joliet activists who say the costs should fall harder on major companies that use the most water. Nov 16, 2021 3:00 PM
Follow-Up FBI Investigating Loretto Hospital’s Vaccination Program After reports that doses went to ineligible people with ties to hospital administrators, a federal grand jury is investigating. Updated: Nov 5, 2021 @ 11:00 AM
Follow-Up City Approves $600M to Finish Cabrini-Green Makeover City pledges to follow through on promises it made when the Near North Side public housing complex was ordered demolished more than two decades ago. Oct 14, 2021 1:02 PM