Follow-Up Madigan at Center of Federal Case Against ComEd Criminal case against utility giant follows more than a year of reporting, including by the BGA, about the federal investigation. Jul 17, 2020 2:04 PM
Follow-Up City Releases Eddie Johnson Video and Documents Following BGA Lawsuit Video shows Johnson apparently asleep behind the wheel before two officers approach his vehicle and ask if he's OK. The BGA sued the city last year to release the records pertaining to the incident that ultimately led to Johnson's firing. Jun 29, 2020 5:18 PM
Follow-Up ‘Only Time Will Tell’ If Lightfoot’s Sustainability Czar Can Move the Needle on Environmental Justice The mayor has finally appointed a policy adviser to help guide the city through its environmental challenges. Activists say her pick seems right, but wonder how much of a difference the appointment will make. Jun 25, 2020 6:00 AM
Follow-Up Email Strings Show City Officials Warned of Health Risks Before Little Village Demolition Fiasco Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration has blown deadlines to disclose internal communications, violating state public records laws. City Hall’s decision-making process prior to the implosion remains shrouded. May 22, 2020 9:15 AM
Follow-Up Attorney General Sues Hilco After Botched Little Village Smokestack Demolition The state’s top prosecutor says the company did not take steps “to protect the community from air pollution and compromised air quality” after the implosion covered the neighborhood in dust. May 5, 2020 3:54 PM
Follow-Up Developer in Little Village Demolition Gone Wrong Cited By State EPA With Violating Pollution Laws Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office is reviewing the incident that covered the Chicago neighborhood in dust. Apr 22, 2020 6:30 PM
Follow-Up Student Protesters Demand Lightfoot Live Up To Campaign Promises on Environmental Protection Members of several youth groups protested outside the mayor’s City Hall offices to call for Lightfoot to reinstate a city department of environment to fight pollution and address climate change. Feb 28, 2020 3:57 PM
Follow-Up Chicago Aldermen Call for Hearings Into Failing City Recycling Programs Citing an investigation by the BGA that revealed systemic failures in Chicago’s Blue Cart recycling program, aldermen demand public examination aimed at improving the city’s worst-in-the-nation programs. Updated: Feb 19, 2020 @ 6:57 PM
Follow-Up CDC To Review Air Pollution Near East St. Louis, Duckworth Says Illinois senator asked for assessment of toxic releases from Veolia plant, a site profiled in a recent BGA story about President Trump’s diminished EPA. Nov 20, 2019 4:00 PM
Follow-Up Federal Probe in Lyons Includes Businesses Intertwined with Mayor The list of businesses whose records were seized last month include video gambling machine operator Rick Heidner with a potentially lucrative deal from Lyons to fix up a vacant strip mall. Nov 4, 2019 1:49 PM