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.
Archives
Posted inNews
Veteran Chicago Journalist David Greising to Lead the Better Government Association
Andy Shaw to remain in key role during 2018.
Posted inNews
Governor Candidates’ Job Claims Built on Shaky Foundation
Pritzker, Kennedy and Rauner all lay claim to superlative records of job creation in the business world. Proving it up? Not so much.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Berrios Firm’s Lobbying Client Gets Big Tax Break From His Assessor’s Office
BGA investigation reveals how tobacco giant Altria saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in property taxes courtesy of the Cook County Assessor’s office run by Joseph Berrios, who co-owns a lobbying business hired by the firm to represent its interests.
Posted inNews, Podcast
Podcast: Hyperlocal News is Back! Say Hello to Block Club Chicago.
This week on the pod, we are joined by Shamus Toomey, Stephanie Lulay, and Jen Sabella, founders of Block Club Chicago, a rebirth of DNAinfo and neighborhood news in Chicago.
Posted inNews
Fact Check: Rauner’s Head-spinning Claim That Arch Conservative Opponent Jeanne Ives Is A Mike Madigan Lackey
Rauner’s campaign ad said: “Who’s really behind Jeanne Ives’ campaign for governor? Mike Madigan’s corrupt insider machine. They’ve bankrolled her campaign with thousands in shady labor union cash, turning Ives into another Madigan lackey.”
Posted inResults & Reforms
BGA Wins Transparency Ruling in Navy Pier Privatization Case
The decision could make it hard for private entities that have assumed government duties to block public access to their records.
Posted inNews
Fact Check: Chris Kennedy Flunks Data Interpretation 101 With Cairo College Readiness Claim
Kennedy falsely claimed that test results show no high school students in an economically distressed Southern Illinois town are prepared for college.
Posted inNews
Fact Check: After Parkland, Can Illinois Communities Ban Assault Weapons?
Highland Park, Chicago and a few other Illinois towns have banned assault weapons, but state law blocks most other communities from following suit. How come?
Posted inNews
Podcast: [SPECIAL EPISODE] Gear Up for the Illinois Primary
We sit down with members of the BGA’s Policy Team to go over everything you need to know about the Illinois primary; from how to register, to who is running and what their priorities are.
