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David Jackson

David Jackson was a senior investigative reporter at the Illinois Answers Project from 2020 to 2022.

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State Officials Sued for Allowing Foster Children to Languish in Juvenile Detention

by Rachel Hinton and David Jackson January 19, 2023January 19, 2023

The lawsuit against the Department of Children and Family Services officials comes after an investigation by the Illinois Answers Project found that the problem was only getting worse.

The two state officials who oversee Illinois’ YouthCare program – DCFS Director Marc Smith and HFS Director Theresa Eagleson – defended it and their oversight.
Posted inFollow-Up

Feds Probing Massive State Contract that Failed Foster Kids with Inadequate Health Care

by David Jackson and Rachel Hinton January 11, 2023January 18, 2023

An investigation by the Illinois Answers Project found that insurance giant Centene Corp. routinely fell short in providing basic care. Federal officials now want answers from the two state agencies overseeing the program.

Posted inInvestigations

Insurance Giant Failed Foster Kids with Inadequate Care

by David Jackson and Rachel Hinton November 9, 2022August 8, 2023

A nearly $370 million contract promised to improve healthcare for state wards — but for two years the Centene Corp. fell short on basic care, forcing foster parents to scramble.

Lightfoot aide Tamara Mahal.
Posted inInvestigations

Top Lightfoot Aide Who Led Heavily Promoted Anti-Violence Efforts Gone From City Job

by Dan Hinkel and David Jackson November 4, 2022November 11, 2022

Tamara Mahal’s departure comes months after the BGA reported that the city overhyped the initiative and that she had made false claims about her career accomplishments

Posted inInvestigations

A Powerful Pritzker Administration Insider Cashed In as a Consultant

by Chuck Neubauer and David Jackson October 19, 2022November 15, 2022

In 10 months after leaving state government, Nikki Budzinski earned more than $500,000 from a lobbyist, big-money Democratic groups that don’t disclose their donors, and political and labor organizations. Now she’s running for Congress.

Posted inInvestigations

Pritzker’s Personal Fortune Intersects With State Contracts

by David Jackson, Grace Golembiewski and Chuck Neubauer August 30, 2022January 14, 2023

The governor’s promises to divest his vast portfolio of state contractors have not extended to his so-called blind trust, which has the governor’s money in at least a dozen companies with billions in state business

Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

State Filing on Medicaid Delays Asks Court to Reconsider

by David Jackson August 10, 2022November 10, 2022

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 inInvestigations

City Claims on Anti-Violence Program Are Overblown

by David Jackson and Dan Hinkel August 3, 2022December 1, 2022

Mayor Lightfoot’s choice to lead the city’s campaign against gun-crime has a history of hyperbole, both about her efforts to confront Chicago’s greatest crisis and her own career.

Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against State Medicaid Administrators

by David Jackson July 7, 2022November 10, 2022

Citing the BGA investigation ‘Milking Medicaid,’ a three-judge panel said Saint Anthony Hospital has a ‘viable’ case against a state that has refused to enforce its contracts with private insurers who manage the program.

Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability

Former State Health Director Ezike Under Scrutiny by the State’s Top Ethics Investigator

by David Jackson June 10, 2022November 10, 2022

Public health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike connected with ordinary people nearly every day during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now she is CEO of a top state medical contractor. Did Dr. Ezike’s quick switch violate the state Ethics Act?

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