Clergy here go to bat for crooked politicians
BGA
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
A Troubling Assessment of Insider Joseph Berrios
THE INSIDER: With a background as a Democratic Party boss, a lobbyist, and a powerful commissioner of a property tax appeals board, Joseph Berrios now wants to be Cook County assessor, a role that will give him even more sway in picking winners and losers among local taxpayers. Chicago magazine’s political editor—working with the Better Government Association—argues that
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Cook County Board of Review Employees Take a Day Off To Help Joe Berrios Raise Campaign Cash
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
A Familiar Name on Metra Payroll
Her father chairs Illinois House Mass Transit Committee
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Living the American Dream — on the Taxpayers’ Dime
Now, HUD is reviewing housing grants to Cook County workers
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Union Helps Three CTA Bus Drivers Convicted of DUI Get Their Jobs Back
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
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Three Workers Fired after Four Dogs Mistakenly Euthanized at Chicago Dept. of Animal Care & Control
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
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2 Investigators, BGA Uncover CPS Free Lunch Fraud
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
Posted inCriminal Justice & Public Safety
Cook County Chief Judge Evans Warns Judges Not to Attend Golf Outing
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
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The Watchdogs: Illinois’ Government-paid Hired Guns
One government wants something from another one? Hire a lobbyist
