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More Trouble for Country Club Hills Mayor?
Just days after a BGA/WGN-TV investigation of Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch’s spending habits, the city council canceled municipal credit cards. And, it turns out, the state’s attorney is taking an interest in what’s going on there.
Posted inResults & Reforms, News
CREDIT CARDS CANCELLED
JUNE 27, 2011 — After a BGA/WGN-TV investigation into Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch’s spending, the city council eliminates all but one city credit card.
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Elmwood Park Leaders Get Home Improvements on Village’s Time
“At the very best it’s a conflict of interest,” Andy Shaw, BGA president and CEO, said. “A good reform would be to make it illegal for a public sector employee to do work for his employer, even on his own time.”
Posted inNews
A Landmark BGA Investigation: ‘The High Costs of Wrongful Convictions’
A seven-month investigation by the Better Government Association (BGA) and the Center on Wrongful Convictions (CWC) reveals the wrongful convictions of 85 men and women for violent crimes in Illinois has cost taxpayers more than $214 million, and imprisoned innocent people for more than 900 years.
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Embattled CHA Chief Resigns After BGA/FOX Investigation
Days after the BGA and FOX Chicago News uncovered lavish spending on CHA credit cards, the agency’s CEO announced he is stepping down.
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RESIGNATION
In wake of BGA legal action that forced mayor to release personal emails, Chicago Board of Ethics levies fine against David Plouffe, who lobbied mayor on behalf of Uber.
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Tax Hike Supporters Land County Jobs
Toni Preckwinkle has earned high marks for cleaning up county government in her first few months on the job. But a pair of recent job hires might make you wonder if old-fashioned patronage politics still has a place at the County building.
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CHA CEO Used Credit Cards for Expensive Dinners
In response to BGA/FOX Chicago investigations, Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut city credit cards Friday. What really set him off were the expenses of the four top Chicago Housing Authority officials, including the CEO, Lewis Jordan.
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A Shocking Heist
Thieves steal $20K worth of electrical cable from supposedly secure city warehouse. How did it happen?
