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Municipal government uses taxpayer money to send residents allegedly “skewed” pamphlets on ballot initiative. Some believe village crossed the line, engaging in politics on the public dime.

Outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn could see juicy public-sector pension – or lesser retirement benefits if a pension reform bill that he backed is Ok’d by courts.

Former Congressman Glenn Poshard, who lost the governor’s race in 1998, is collecting more than $200,000 a year, in total, from four taxpayer-funded pensions – one of the largest takes among retired Illinois politicians.

Wealthy investors count on secrecy, profits and expansion as new law takes off, a BGA Rescuing Illinois report reveals.

A suburban cop quits amid allegations that he tipped off partygoers before his fellow officers responded to raucous hotel get-together.

Prompted by BGA/Sun-Times stories, U.S. House Ethics Committee forges ahead with probe into Congressman Rush’s campaign finances as report finds he may have broken state and federal law.

Kirk Dillard, a former state senator and the current chairman of the RTA, has opposed legalizing medical marijuana in Illinois. So why is he now advising a group vying to grow medical pot here?