Findings by the Chicago Public Schools inspector general follow an investigation by the BGA and CBS 2 Chicago.
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BGA Files Amicus Brief in David Koschman Case
BGA supports the appointment of a special prosecutor to look into 2004 death, and how authorities handled the ensuing investigation.
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CPD RELEASES DEPLOYMENT DATA
JAN. 3, 2012 — Just weeks after the BGA sues the Chicago Police Department in Cook County Circuit Court to obtain documents showing where plainclothes officers were deployed, CPD reverses course and releases the data.
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BGA Backs Appointing Special Prosecutor In Koschman Case
BGA to file amicus brief that supports naming a special prosecutor to probe 2004 death and how authorities handled the ensuing investigation.
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MELROSE PARK ADOPTS ETHICS GUIDELINES
DEC. 12, 2011 — Prompted by revelations from the BGA that two high-ranking Melrose Park village officials had side businesses that did work with Melrose Park’s municipal government, the village board adopts an “ethics ordinance” barring such practices.
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MAYWOOD OFFICIALS GIVE UP POLICE CHAUFFEURS
SEPT. 28, 2011 — Maywood officials say they’ll stop accepting police chauffeurs after a BGA and FOX Chicago News investigation finds that the mayor and a village trustee are getting rides and protection from police at a time violence is spiraling out of control on the streets and the police department is short-staffed.
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BGA Sues Chicago Police Dept. for Data on Plainclothes Officers
In seeking documents concerning the deployment of tactical units, the Better Government Association continues its fight for government transparency and accountability.
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Bellwood Village Worker Makes Big Bucks To Do…What?
Sleeping municipal employee with six-figure salary provides “security” outside Mayor Frank Pasquale’s home, claims he’s doing it on his own time.
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COOK COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS INVESTIGATION
NOV. 15, 2011 — After the BGA and CBS2 inquire about a Cook County government official whose job duties include overseeing the work of a company with close ties to his family, the matter is referred to the county’s Board of Ethics for investigation.
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MAYOR EMANUEL’S CHIEF OF STAFF GIVES UP PENSION PERK
OCT. 22, 2011 — Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s chief of staff, Theresa Mintle, announces she won’t take a potentially lucrative public-sector pension after a BGA and Crain’s Chicago Business investigation finds that she had a hand in crafting the pension perk while working at the CTA.
