Last week the Better Government Association and Crain’s Chicago Business exposed some questionable behavior of a board member who helps govern the $1.7 billion retirement plan of the Chicago Transit Authority.
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BGA Kick Starts “Smart Streamlining” Initiative
A new year brought new opportunities to keep a closer eye on the Capitol with the help of local civic, business, philanthropic and media organizations.
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BGA on WBEZ: What’s America’s Problem?
The Better Government Association CEO and President Andy Shaw, Alden Loury and Chicago magazine’s Cassie Walker Burke joined a segment on WBEZ’s “Afternoon Shift” to discuss our UNO investigation.
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Beating The Meter
Five years after city officials effectively sold Chicago’s parking meter system to a private consortium at the urging of then-Mayor Daley, one neighborhood is realizing what this entails – aggressive ticketing – and is fighting back.
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Let’s Address Illinois’ Government Bloat
Cook County, where I live, has 530 governmental units, more than any other U.S. county. Sangamon has 118.
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TIGHTER ALCOHOL CONTROLS FOR COPS
Following a BGA/NBC 5 report that found some Chicago-area police departments allow officers to work with high levels of alcohol in their system, a state law enforcement agency recommended a standardized policy that would limit the acceptable blood-alcohol content level to 0.02 statewide for on-duty personnel.
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BGA/NBC5 Probe Prompts State Cop Agency To Take Action
A special task force recommends a new police department standard for cutting blood-alcohol levels for on-duty officers.
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PENSION REVIEW PROMISED
After the BGA and Crain’s Chicago Business raise questions about a member of the CTA retirement fund soliciting charitable donations from financial firms working for the pension agency, the Regional Transportation Authority and the CTA retirement fund pledge a review to see whether rules or laws were violated.
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TAXES PAID
Just days after the BGA questions U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) about his finances, he pays nearly $16,000 in delinquent property taxes, some going back five years.
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CTA Union Hits Up Pension Advisers
In what experts regard as a potentially serious conflict of interest, a union official who sits on the CTA’s pension board has been soliciting donations from financial firms doing business with the retirement fund.
