In response to BGA/FOX Chicago investigations, Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut city credit cards Friday. What really set him off were the expenses of the four top Chicago Housing Authority officials, including the CEO, Lewis Jordan.
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A Shocking Heist
Thieves steal $20K worth of electrical cable from supposedly secure city warehouse. How did it happen?
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EMANUEL CUTS CREDIT CARDS
JUNE 3, 2011 — In response to BGA/FOX Chicago News investigations into credit card usage at city agencies, Mayor Rahm Emanuel takes action to curb abuse by cancelling all city credit cards.
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Emanuel Cuts City Agency Credit Card Use After BGA/FOX Investigation
In response to our recent investigations into credit card usage at city agencies, Mayor Rahm Emanuel took action to curb abuse.
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BGA Investigations Prompt Early Exit for Parks Chief
Recent BGA/FOX Chicago News investigations reportedly are hastening Chicago Park District Supt. Tim Mitchell’s departure, which follows the forced exit of his chief of staff.
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INVESTIGATIONS PROMPT RESIGNATION
JUNE 1, 2011 — BGA/FOX Chicago News investigations reportedly hasten Chicago Park District Superintendent Tim Mitchell’s departure, which follows the forced exit of his chief of staff.
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EARLY RETIREMENT
MAY 2011 — A series of investigations by the BGA and the Post-Tribune find that a high-ranking official with the Hobart (Ind.) Fire Department had quietly sold or traded municipal property—including a snowmobile, workout equipment and an old fire truck—to current and former members of the department, with little or no documentation. The official retires as police launch a
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After BGA Inquiry, Cops Probe NW Indiana Fire Truck Swap
In Hobart, Ind., police are trying to see why a city-owned fire truck was apparently traded to a former firefighter for a batch of computers—and whether any laws were violated.
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Working or Working it?
Was ex-Oak Brook village president putting in a full day’s work for a full day’s pay at his Illinois secretary of state job? State concludes probe, which was prompted by inquiries from the BGA.
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RAMPED-UP RENOVATIONS
MAY 20, 2011 — After the BGA and FOX Chicago News report that the Chicago Park District is dragging its feet repairing the Garfield Park Gymnasium, which serves at-risk youth on the West Side, the agency ramps up renovations.
