Thornton Township Supervisor Frank Zuccarelli draws dual public salaries, enjoys generous benefits and stands to collect two pensions.
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Home Agency Gave Interest-Free Loans to Director
Part II of an investigation with the Chicago Sun-Times looks at two interest-free home-improvement loans given to Kenneth Pannaralla, a director at a government-run home-equity assurance program.
Taxpayer Money Set Aside to Curb White Flight Helped Some Flee Chicago
Part I of an investigation with the Chicago Sun-Times looks at a 1988 law passed to keep people in their homes in Chicago that has often ended up paying for them to move.
Utilities Brighten Up IL Legislators’ Campaign Funds
ComEd, Ameren donate more than $1.3 million in months leading to ‘Smart Grid’ bill approval.
U-Turn? CPD Rethinks Tahoe as Patrol Car
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.
Top City Colleges of Chicago Official Resigns After Sham Move To City
A top City Colleges of Chicago administrator recently resigned under pressure, leaving a $120,000-a-year job but taking away a valuable life lesson: Don’t play games with the city’s residency requirement.
Yearly Tab for Ald. Burke’s Bodyguards Nearly $600,000
The tab to Chicago taxpayers for providing a police bodyguard detail to Ald. Burke? Almost $600,000 per year, according to newly released figures from the Emanuel administration covering 2009.
Check, Please?
Oak Brook village president approves liquor license for Gibsons, then accepts $10,000 campaign donation from restaurant—but it’s not the only conflict-of-interest question being raised.
A Familiar Name on Metra Payroll
Her father chairs Illinois House Mass Transit Committee