The raid followed previous BGA coverage of nepotism and cozy deals involving Mayor Chris Getty. Agents also visited village halls in neighboring McCook and Summit.
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Event Recap | Membership Launch Party
BGA welcomed 65 members at the official membership program launch party at Rock Bottom Brewery.
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Fact-Check: Trump Policies Duckworth Cited Haven’t Hurt Housing Access — Yet
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth blasted President Donald Trump for a series of policies she said have exacerbated the nation’s homelessness crisis. But none of the plans she cited have been implemented, a point she acknowledged on social media following our inquiry.
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Greising | The Casino Saga: A Tale of Shaky Bets and Cannibals
Publications from the General Assembly and the city of Chicago tell stories that are gripping with grave forecasts. And they couldn’t be more timely, coming after landmark legislation including a new Chicago casino devoted to addressing the city’s severe pension underfunding was passed.
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Watchdog Slams Chicago’s Air Pollution Oversight
Audit by the inspector general follows a BGA/Medill investigation that found under Mayor Rahm Emanuel the city’s environmental enforcement declined amid cuts to inspection staff.
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Millions in Tax Breaks for Ed Burke’s Law Clients Fronted by Fellow Aldermen
Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson and former Ald. Michael R. Zalewski sponsored six resolutions that benefited clients of Burke’s law firm. The moves allowed the now-indicted alderman to skirt city conflict-of-interest rules.
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Fact-Check: Evidence Shows Most of the Men in Famous ‘Declaration of Independence’ Painting Were Slaveholders
In a viral tweet, a Chicago documentary filmmaker used red dots to indicate 34 of the 47 founding fathers depicted in the painting held slaves. That checks out.
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Greising: There’s No Getting Around It – We Need a Pension Amendment
The state constitution’s restrictive pension language blocks those who would stick it to retirees, which is good. But it also has blocked legitimate, less-drastic efforts.
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Fact-Check: Lightfoot Stretches the Numbers on Downstate Public Safety Pension Funds
Chicago’s mayor said she hopes to raise a “call to arms” on the condition of local pensions across Illinois. To underscore her point about the need for action, she cited a heavily inflated figure.
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Greising: A Congestion Tax Won’t Solve Chicago’s Budget Jam
Pricing tied to gridlock could be a boon for equity in the city, an objective Mayor Lori Lightfoot has set as a key purpose of her administration. And it would bring in new revenue. But here’s the catch: Lightfoot is facing an immediate budget crisis.
