A follow-up to a BGA/Chicago Tribune investigation finds other major cities have enacted reforms to improve building safety that could save lives in Chicago — if city leaders break from a pattern of neglect.
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Gov. Pritzker COVID: Can Il Use Federal Money To Repay $4.2B in Unemployment Money Borrowed?
The Better Government Association helped draft a reform measure directed at the city’s board of ethics.
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Fact-Check: States Can Use ARPA Money to Replenish Unemployment Funds, Contrary to Pritzker’s Claim
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he wasn’t considering using American Rescue Plan Act dollars to address a major deficit in the state’s unemployment insurance fund because federal rules prohibit it. His office told us he misspoke.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
No Ransom Paid, but Illinois AG Office Is Spending More Than $2.5 Million on Hacker Attack
In his first in-depth interview since the April breach at the state’s top law enforcement agency, Raoul acknowledges the hack is “embarrassing.”
Posted inABC 7 Videos, Opinion
‘Essentially a Paper Tiger’: BGA Digs Into Resignation of Chicago’s Legislative Inspector General
The former legislative inspector general said she had “no real power to effect change or shine a light on ethics violations, the position is essentially a paper tiger.”
Posted inOpinion
Greising: A ‘Paper Tiger’ Legislative Watchdog Isn’t Good Enough
One person in Illinois has the power to bring much-needed strength to the legislative inspector general’s office: Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Yet Pritzker has refused to exercise that power.
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Chicago Commission Approves Additional $600M for Cabrini-Green Redevelopment
The Better Government Association helped draft a reform measure directed at the city’s board of ethics.
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Fact-Check: Downstate Senator Wrong on Medicaid Eligibility for Illinois Undocumented Immigrants
The state created a program to provide healthcare benefits to noncitizens at least 55 years old who are ineligible for Medicaid. But despite assertions from Republican state Sen. Terri Bryant, those individuals must meet the same income criteria as qualifying citizens.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
BGA Sues for Illinois Medicaid Contract Records
Milking Medicaid: A new state contract covers the health care of 36,000 vulnerable children. But documents detailing the contractor’s performance are a “trade secret,” officials say.
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Verificación De Hechos: No, Los Tribunales Penales Del Condado De Cook No Han Estado “Cerrados” Durante 15 Meses
Si bien los juicios con jurado se pospusieron hasta finales de marzo de este año, el sistema judicial ha continuado con sus otras operaciones durante la pandemia, contrario a lo que afirmó la alcaldesa de Chicago, Lori Lightfoot.
