Andrew Schroedter

Little-known aspect of Illinois state law allows employees of select trade groups to collect retirement benefits from taxpayers—a BGA Rescuing Illinois special investigation.

DuPage County Board members could have taken a big step toward halting their taxpayer-funded pensions, but opted to hang on to the potentially lucrative benefit.

Several county board members draw dual public-sector salaries and stand to draw dual pensions.

A city solar panel program initiated by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley was supposed to save taxpayers millions, but as costs soar it is quietly shelved.

If the Community High School District 99 board revises its nepotism policy, members will be able to vote on collective bargaining agreements—even if their relatives work for the school system and stand to benefit from the contracts.

The Chevrolet Tahoe was supposed to replace the Ford Crown Victoria as the Chicago Police Department’s primary patrol car, but the city now is rethinking that costly decision.

The DuPage County Stormwater Management division, headed by Anthony Charlton, has recommended Wills Burke Kelsey, which employs Charlton’s wife, as a consultant for three stormwater-related projects totaling $534,209.