After attending BGA Citizen Watchdog Training sessions, four Maywood residents file a lawsuit alleging the village failed to fulfill their FOIA requests for public records.
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U-Turn? CPD Rethinks Tahoe as Patrol Car
The Chevrolet Tahoe was supposed to replace the Ford Crown Victoria as the Chicago Police Department’s primary patrol car, but the city now is rethinking that costly decision.
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DuPage Stormwater Director Backed Contracts for Firm Employing His Wife
The DuPage County Stormwater Management division, headed by Anthony Charlton, has recommended Wills Burke Kelsey, which employs Charlton’s wife, as a consultant for three stormwater-related projects totaling $534,209.
Posted inInvestigations, News
A Different Kind of Housing Crisis in Maywood
A public agency that gives rent subsidies to needy residents needs to get its act together, or face a federal takeover.
Posted inInvestigations, News, Newsroom
Sticker Shock Part II: Paying Big for Community College Retirees
Thousands of ex-employees are reaping bounteous pensions that often greatly exceed what they have actually paid into the system. What’s more, the cost to taxpayers will spiral out of control unless major public pension reforms are made in Illinois.
Posted inNews, Results & Reforms
CPS to Rescind All Credit Cards
As a result of BGA investigations into credit card abuse by city agencies, Chicago Public Schools Chief Administrator Tim Cawley ordered Thursday that all CPS credit cards be torn up and tossed away.
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Metra ‘Observers’ Monitoring Ticket Collection on Crowded Trains
Facing a massive budget shortfall and the prospect of raising fares, Metra is getting tough with its employees to make sure all riders pay their fare share, the BGA has learned.
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CPS INSPECTOR GENERAL LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION
SEPT. 1, 2011 — The BGA and FOX Chicago News uncover lavish credit card spending by the principal of Ogden International School on the Gold Coast, prompting the Chicago Public Schools’ inspector general to launch an investigation.
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CPS Principal Spends Thousands of Taxpayer Dollars on Travel
Kenneth M. Staral, principal of The Ogden International School of Chicago, has racked up almost $17,000 in credit card charges for recent international travel, and luxury dining across the US.
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BGA Highlights: June, July and August 2011
Landmark investigations, new good-government tools, good-government conversations and most importantly: results.
