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.
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Hillary Clinton Fundraiser Seeks Marijuana License In Illinois
David Rosen raised gobs of campaign cash for Hillary Clinton’s past Senate run. One of his business ventures is now seeking a cultivation license for growing medical marijuana in Illinois.
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Gaming Board Reverses Course On Dolton Gambling
After awarding video gaming license to caterer to open mini-casino in low-income senior complex in south suburb, state agency yanks approval, says mistake was made.
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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
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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
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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.
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Illiana, Peotone: Questions, Criticism Continue
Right now, 47-mile highway plan has an edge over proposed regional airport but will either be built under a Rauner Administration?
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Swift Action Defeats A Major Assault On FOIA
Several groups, including the Better Government Association, led a charge this week during the Illinois legislature’s fall veto session to defeat legislation that would have significantly weakened the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, the state’s public records law.
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Bad FOIA Bill Dies In General Assembly
During fast-moving veto session, the BGA, Attorney General, press advocates and public interest groups pressured lawmakers to derail a faulty Freedom of Information bill.
