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Taxpayers Covered Millions in Gym Costs Jesse White Promised to Pay

Illinois’ Secretary of State said he would raise most of the funds needed to build a new Chicago home for his Tumblers gymnastics team. He didn’t, but taxpayers did.
Jan 11, 2019 11:30 AM
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The King of Recusals: How Ald. Ed Burke’s Private Law Business Intersects With His Public Power

Chicago’s longest-sitting alderman has recused himself 464 times in the last eight years, far more than all other aldermen combined. Following recent federal raids, questions of his conflicts of interest have arisen again.
Dec 26, 2018 12:18 PM
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Taxpayer Tab for Chicago-area #MeToo Cases $55 Million and Growing

Legal costs mount as hundreds of public bodies in the Chicago region over the last decade have faced allegations of sexual assault, harassment or abuse.
Nov 26, 2018 10:00 PM
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How Dolton, Illinois Reflects America's Changing Suburbs in 2018

BGA and WBEZ spent months in Dolton reporting on a growing national trend: for the first time, there is more poverty in suburbs than in cities.
Nov 12, 2018 12:00 AM
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Interactive Map: Pollution Hits Chicago's West, South Sides Hardest

New research shows toxic threats are greatest in minority neighborhoods near industrial areas. Interactive map also shows pollution dangers near your home.
Oct 25, 2018 6:00 AM
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Un mapa interactivo confirma que oeste y sur de Chicago son los más afectados por la contaminación

Una nueva investigación muestra que las amenazas tóxicas son mayores en los pequeños vecindarios cercanos a las áreas industriales. El estudio, según los activistas, puede contribuir en la lucha por la reubicación de la industria sucia en sus comunidades.
Oct 25, 2018 6:00 AM
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Searchable Map: Is Your Blue Cart Recycling Tossed in a Landfill?

Browse and search more than 500,000 recorded residential recycling contaminations.
Oct 10, 2018 12:00 AM
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As Tons of Chicago Recycling Go to Dumps, a Private Firm Is Paid Twice

A BGA probe finds residential recycling in Chicago is unequal depending on what company picks it up, and where.
Oct 10, 2018 12:00 AM
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Decision Nears On Rauner Plan For Easing Coal Plant Pollution Limits

The Rauner administration seeks to extend a lifeline to a $13 billion energy company, a plan that would lead to more pollution-related deaths and illnesses, opponents warn.
Oct 2, 2018 4:00 PM
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Emanuel Decries Police Code of Silence. But City-Paid Expert Says It Doesn't Exist.

An expert witness hired by the Emanuel administration has disputed in several lawsuits the existence of a code of silence among Chicago police to thwart misconduct allegations. The mayor claimed the opposite in the wake of the Laquan McDonald shooting.
Sep 24, 2018 10:00 PM

Investigations

Taxpayers Covered Millions in Gym Costs Jesse White Promised to Pay

The King of Recusals: How Ald. Ed Burke’s Private Law Business Intersects With His Public Power

Taxpayer Tab for Chicago-area #MeToo Cases $55 Million and Growing

How Dolton, Illinois Reflects America's Changing Suburbs in 2018

Interactive Map: Pollution Hits Chicago's West, South Sides Hardest

Un mapa interactivo confirma que oeste y sur de Chicago son los más afectados por la contaminación

Searchable Map: Is Your Blue Cart Recycling Tossed in a Landfill?

As Tons of Chicago Recycling Go to Dumps, a Private Firm Is Paid Twice

Decision Nears On Rauner Plan For Easing Coal Plant Pollution Limits

Emanuel Decries Police Code of Silence. But City-Paid Expert Says It Doesn't Exist.

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