Alleged gunman in workout room shooting at West Loop high-rise was recipient of taxpayer-backed housing voucher. CHA moves to yank subsidy, building manager sues to evict.
Chris Fusco
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Taxpayers First Pay To Build, Then Lease Luxury Homes
Taxpayers foot the bill to lease condos and townhomes initially built with tax-increment financing dollars.
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Chicago’s Public Housing Divide
While thousands are stuck on waiting lists for public housing assistance, the CHA pays for hundreds to live at pricey addresses.
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CTA Board’s Pension Games
Retired members of transit board get lucrative benefits – are taxpayers getting railroaded?
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CTA Execs Ride The Pension Express
Retirement perks benefit Chicago Transit Authority bigwigs, saddle taxpayers for decades.
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Feds Charge Dorothy Brown Employee
Lower-level bureaucrat accused of lying to grand jury that’s investigating job selling, other corruption in Circuit Court clerk’s office.
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Dems Dump Dorothy
Democratic Party strips away Dorothy Brown’s endorsement amid criminal investigation, which sources say is also examining her husband’s goat business.
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Dems May Bounce Dorothy Brown From Ticket
Amid revelations about federal investigation swirling around Circuit Court clerk, Democratic Party leaders may strip away her endorsement and back another candidate.
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Dems Taking Second Look At Brown Endorsement
Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown told party leaders this summer that she wasn’t under investigation, when she was. Now, they’re revisiting her slating.
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Hiring, ‘Pay To Play’ Part Of Dorothy Brown Probe
As Circuit Court clerk denies she’s in trouble, investigators appear to be bearing down.
