The Illinois Supreme Court has let stand a lower court ruling favoring the BGA, barring Illinois cities from imposing their own exemptions to state open records law.
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Internal Report: City Colleges Awarding Invalid Diplomas In Apprentice Program
The college system also improperly sought state taxpayer tuition reimbursements for courses offered for free.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Bobby Rush’s Englewood Church A Million-Dollar Problem
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush has been ordered to pay $1.1 million on a delinquent bank loan made to his now-shuttered church, the latest setback for the longtime congressman-turned-pastor who once promised his house of worship would help rebuild Englewood.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Will Pritzker/Kennedy Reveal More About Their Taxes Than Rauner? Apparently Not
How substantial will J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy’s financial disclosures really be?
Posted inInvestigations
Power Struggle
In an industry that by its very nature is one slip-up away from catastrophe, the BGA finds a blurred line between the regulator and the regulated.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Dick Durbin Wrong That GOP Tax Bill Hasn’t Had Independent Vetting
Durbin said the Republican tax bill is “not being scored by the Congressional Budget Office, as it is traditionally.” Under the most obvious interpretation of that statement, Durbin is incorrect.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Electric Cars And Fuel Sippers Spell Doom For State Gas Tax
As roads and bridges in Illinois crumble, so too does the primary source of revenue the state relies on to fix them—the gas tax.
Posted inEducation
City Colleges Union Chief Slaps Administration Over BGA Probe
A top teacher union official at the City Colleges of Chicago chastised Chancellor Juan Salgado for his “dismissive” response to a BGA investigation that found lowered standards and manipulated data created a misleading record of success.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Are CPS Students Learning Faster Than Their National Peers?
A Nov. 2 press release from Chicago Public Schools suggested the often maligned district was actually dancing circles around most other school districts in the nation.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Mike Madigan And The Definition Of ‘Function’
How could the statehouse ethics commission “continue to function,” as told by Madigan, if there was no inspector general to investigate complaints of ethical violations brought to it?
