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Government Finance & Accountability

Posted inInvestigations

Lightfoot administration pushing TIF renewals to funnel billions in tax dollars into hot neighborhoods

by Alex Nitkin November 30, 2022December 1, 2022

The mayor campaigned on reining in tax-increment financing and has in some instances but is continuing the controversial practice in some affluent areas that critics say don’t need them.

Olumide Olupitan reviews paperwork in his office related to the Washington Heights house he lost as part of the Cook County tax sale. (Victor Hilitski/For the BGA)
Posted inInvestigations

Tax sale process hits Black homeowners hardest

by Sidnee King November 17, 2022March 2, 2023

The property tax sale process that can result in people losing their homes robs those communities of generational wealth, critics say. And Cook County’s last-chance fund to help make some of those homeowners whole is years behind in paying claims.

Posted inInvestigations

Insurance Giant Failed Foster Kids with Inadequate Care

by David Jackson and Rachel Hinton November 9, 2022November 14, 2022

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.

CTA train passes through downtown Chicago.
Posted inInvestigations

City Council Weighs Stalling CTA Funds Amid Service and Safety Questions

by Alex Nitkin November 9, 2022November 18, 2022

City Council members may finally get their crack at questioning CTA President Dorval Carter on Thursday.

Posted inInvestigations

You Can Take It with You: Some Chicago Police Collect Massive Payouts before Retirement

by Jared Rutecki November 8, 2022November 9, 2022

The department spent more than $33 million in comp time payments in 2020. Some police view the money as compensation for time away from family.

Lightfoot aide Tamara Mahal.
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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

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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

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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

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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.

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