State Sen. Dave Syverson said a proposal to lower the effective tax rate on Chicago’s future casino would require the state to reduce its cut while allowing the city to raise taxes. That doesn’t quite square with the language in the bill.
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Fact-Check: Ives Wrongly Calls Casten’s Public Town Halls ‘Invite-Only’
In an attack on Democratic Rep. Sean Casten, the GOP congressional hopeful suggested Casten limits access to his public events. Her own evidence belies that claim.
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Fact-Check: Evidence Lacking for Pritzker’s Pension Buyout Claim
The governor said a study estimated the state’s pension buyout program could save up to $25 billion, but his office won’t provide the “proprietary” study.
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BGA Joins Six Other Chicago Newsrooms to Examine Mayor Lightfoot’s First Year
The new “Lens on Lightfoot” series will pool the resources of multiple newsrooms across the city to evaluate the mayor’s administration.
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BGA Investigations Win Emmy, Award from Chicago Journalists Association
The two pieces focused on mismanagement at O’Hare airport and the cost to taxpayers of government sexual misconduct cases.
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BGA Files Suit for Records Involving Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson Found Asleep in Parked Car
CPD denied open records request for reports and videos related to the October incident in which police officers discovered Johnson. The matter is under investigation by the city inspector general.
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Fact-Check: Has Illinois Been Losing Population for Nearly a Century?
Speaking about the importance of attracting young people to attend Illinois universities, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state has lost population in all but one of the last 95 years.
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Recap | 2019 BGA Annual Luncheon
Nearly 600 BGA supporters gathered to celebrate the achievements of the past year of good government work at our Annual Luncheon.
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Fact-Check: Trump ‘Dead Wrong’ About the Change in Murders in Chicago
Trump claimed Chicago has lagged the nation in reducing murders over the last two years. The opposite is true: Chicago’s progress has contributed to and even outpaced the national decline.
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Fact-Check: Durbin Mostly on Track with Claim on Illinois Deportations
Illinois’ senior senator said fewer than 20% of individuals deported from Illinois were charged with a serious crime. Federal data supports that, but it comes with a few caveats.
