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.
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Search Warrant Shows Feds Focused on Lyons Mayor, Developer Who Built His House
Sweeping document — released after the village was sued — sought records highlighted in previous BGA investigation, nearby quarry and even the mayor’s home security system.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Current U.S. Attorney Lets Evidence Gathering, Subpoenas Speak for Themselves
The current wave of raids on public offices hasn’t yet come into focus in the same tidy way as past cases. For now, John Lausch is happy to let his very public investigative techniques do the talking.
Posted inNews
BGA Sues Town of Lyons for Records in Federal Probe
The Better Government Association joins WBEZ in suing the southwest suburb for records it received as part of growing federal investigation.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Are Chicago Public School Teachers Among the Nation’s Highest Paid?
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the pay increase the city is offering Chicago’s teachers would add to compensation that already exceeds what most other school districts in the country pay.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Feds Subpoena ComEd for ‘Communications’ With Embattled State Sen. Sandoval
This is the second subpoena the utility giant has received connected to a wide-ranging federal probe. It arrived 10 days after investigators searched Sandoval’s offices in Springfield and Cicero.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Former Alderman’s Lobbying Deal Is Latest Target in Widening Federal Investigation
Federal investigators are looking into ex-Ald. Michael Zalewski’s contract with the village of Schiller Park. The subpoena followed reporting by the BGA and WBEZ detailing a previous search on Zalewski’s home.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Durbin Mostly on Target with Claim about Police Support for Expanding Background Checks
Speaking about legislation that would require background checks for all gun sales, Illinois’ senior senator said not only does the public overwhelmingly support it — police officers do too.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Chicago Has Spoken; Mayor Lightfoot, We’re Ready To See Your Budget
The budget town hall did not provide all of the answers to Chicago’s fiscal crises, so it’s up to the mayor to show the people of Chicago a path forward in addressing these civic problems.
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Fact-Check: Bernie Sanders Says 49% of ‘New’ Income Goes to the Top 1%
The presidential candidate told a crowd of Chicago Teachers Union members that the nation’s richest 1% are seeing nearly half of all income growth. That’s an updated version of an even more striking figure he’s used in the past.
