DuPage County Board members rip sheriff for letting teenage son play cop, go on ride-alongs with on-duty deputies.
Pam Zekman
Posted inInvestigations, News
Report Details CPS Free Lunch Fraud, Improper Financial Benefits
Findings by the Chicago Public Schools inspector general follow an investigation by the BGA and CBS 2 Chicago.
Posted inInvestigations, News
A Mayor Daley ‘Green’ Initiative Turns Boondoggle
A city solar panel program initiated by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley was supposed to save taxpayers millions, but as costs soar it is quietly shelved.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
CPS Ousts Principal, Others, Over Free-Lunch Fraud
The Chicago Public Schools are moving to fire a principal and discipline 15 other employees, following disclosures by the CBS 2 and the BGA of apparent fraud in the free lunch program.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
City Is Slow To Discipline Worker Who Breached Airport Security
A city employee helped friends get through security at Midway Airport, but only got a slap on the wrist—and, arguably, a paid vacation—for his misconduct. BGA and CBS 2 investigate.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
County Treasurer Spends
In its third report on questionable spending, CBS 2 and the BGA shine a light on how your taxpayer dollars are being spent by Maria Pappas’ administration.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Treasurer Pappas Cuts ‘Party Planners’ In Wake of Investigation
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is making some big changes after the recent BGA/CBS 2 investigation
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Is Treasurer Maria Pappas Wasting Your Tax Dollars?
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ puzzling payroll includes a software-application implementing “project leader” who makes $94,000 a year — and also drives her car.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
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
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Errors In Water Dept. Bills Cause Collection Chaos
The city water department says it is owed more than $30 million for water bills. But is it?
