After getting fired for allowing friends to bypass Midway Airport’s security checkpoint so they wouldn’t miss a flight, a city worker gets his taxpayer-funded job back, and now is making $84,000 a year with Chicago’s water department.
Alden Loury
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Does Obama Need Schooling on Scholarships?
Add President Barack Obama to the list of current and former Illinois lawmakers who may have violated the lone rule of the controversial legislative scholarship program: that the recipient live within the awarding lawmaker’s district.
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Chicago State Employee Who Did Political Work for Legislator Under Scrutiny
After BGA raises questions about whether university employee did campaign work for state Rep. Monique Davis while on the taxpayer dime, school launches investigation.
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More Scholarship Shenanigans?
Veteran Chicago lawmaker, champion of legislative scholarships, hands taxpayer-subsidized tuition waivers to political supporters, students outside her district.
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Taxpayer-backed Parking Perk Puts Government Honchos in Driver Seat
Public agencies spend roughly $1 million in single year on employee parking in Chicago; After questions surface, Rahm proposes more belt-tightening.
