With a bit of Grinch-like remorse, the Illinois Department of Transportation called off Christmas-week appraisals of properties in the path of the proposed Illiana expressway.
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Will Unpaid Fines Force Harvey Mayor Off Ballot?
Controversial south suburban mayor refuses to pay tens of thousands of dollars in campaign finance-related fines. The state elections board may seek to strip him from ballot.
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Rahm Talks Reform With BGA’s Shaw
Chicago mayor delves into ethics, privatization and his plans for future.
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High Irony As Township Official Pursues Medical Pot License
Thornton Township youth services director, who helps oversee drug counseling in south suburbs, is part of private group seeking state permission to grow medicinal pot.
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Rauner Talks Budget Reform At BGA’s Springfield Event
Governor-elect discusses State’s Fiscal Crisis During Sangamo Club luncheon.
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Military Frets About Obese Kids, Pushes For Healthy School Lunches
As Congress debated new nutritional standards for school lunches a few years ago, lawmakers got an earful from an influential lobby: Hundreds of retired military officers.
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Congressional Probe Focuses on Rush
The U.S. House Ethics Committee reveals it is continuing an investigation of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), focusing on BGA/Chicago Sun-Times disclosures that his campaign committee had received free office space for years.
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Gaming Board Reverses Course
After the BGA reports that a caterer plans to open a mini-casino in a Village of Dolton-owned retirement home for low-income seniors, the Illinois Gaming Board acknowledges it made a mistake and revokes the company’s video gaming license.
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Cracking The Code On School Lunches At CPS
Trying to find out nutritional information – including fat, calorie and salt content – on cafeteria offerings at Chicago Public Schools is no easy task.
