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Federal Probe in Lyons Includes Businesses Intertwined with Mayor
The list of businesses whose records were seized last month include video gambling machine operator Rick Heidner with a potentially lucrative deal from Lyons to fix up a vacant strip mall.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Mayor Learning to Govern From ‘the Eye of the Storm’
How much calm and focus will it take to fill Chicago’s budget gaps? Lori Lightfoot is about to find out.
Posted inOpinion
A Conversation with Mayor Lori Lightfoot
A call for pension reform, a defense of Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and a commitment to renew the city’s environmental oversight were among the topics Mayor Lori Lightfoot touched on when she sat down with BGA President David Greising.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Pressure on Property Taxes Mounts for Towns Across Illinois Amid Pension Burden
Police and fire pension costs in towns and larger cities outside Chicago have grown at a greater rate than property taxes. That is forcing some city leaders to make tough decisions on services and staff.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Trump ‘Dead Wrong’ About the Change in Murders in Chicago
Trump claimed Chicago has lagged the nation in reducing murders over the last two years. The opposite is true: Chicago’s progress has contributed to and even outpaced the national decline.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Durbin Mostly on Track with Claim on Illinois Deportations
Illinois’ senior senator said fewer than 20% of individuals deported from Illinois were charged with a serious crime. Federal data supports that, but it comes with a few caveats.
Posted inNews
BGA Stories on O’Hare and Chicago’s Recycling Program Win National Awards
The two EPPY Awards, handed out by the journalism magazine Editor & Publisher, were for Best Investigative/Enterprise Feature and Best Innovation Project.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: No, 30% of the Nation’s Poor Don’t Reside in California
Speaking about Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to tax income at graduated rates in Illinois, Republican state Rep. Mark Batinick criticized another state with a similar tax system, claiming California is home to a third of those living in poverty nationwide. That’s way off.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: University of Illinois Tries to Silence Reporters After Being Stung by #MeToo Investigation
Forcing a reporter to identify sources reporting harassment is like a journalistic stop work order. The move by U of I asks employees to surrender First Amendment rights, and appears to misuse Title IX protections.
