The state Department of Corrections racked up a whopping $320 million in overtime and additional compensation pay over five years, a BGA Rescuing Illinois report reveals.
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Pols And Police Access In Chicago
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
Political Jockeying Over Rauner Appointment
The news this week that Gov. Bruce Rauner named former Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder to the Illinois Racing Board got us wondering: How does an appointment like this originate?
Amid Controversies, Riverdale Talks Streamlining
Lots of problems in small south suburb, but some local officials pitch possible solution: Shrinking their government.
Time For Rauner To Bear Down
When you think about it, the Chicago Bears and the State of Illinois are in a similar spot these days.
A Season Of…Taking
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.
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.
Muni Bankruptcy? Chicago is Not Detroit
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
Next Up: Illinois Municipal Bankruptcy?
Debt-burdened local governments explore the contentious option of going to court to cut, reorganize and dump their financial obligations, a Rescuing Illinois report reveals.
How A Municipal Bankruptcy Grew In Brooklyn (Illinois)
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

