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Top Legislators Blowing Past Limits in Illinois Campaign Finance Reform Law
Democrats violate the spirit of a law they authored. Republicans take advantage of loopholes in legislation they opposed. Both sides reap millions from big-money contributors and dole out cash to favored legislative candidates.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Poderosos Funcionarios Electos Exceden los Límites en Contribuciones Políticas
Los demócratas han destrozado el propósito de la ley que ellos mismos crearon. Los republicanos se han aprovechado de un resquicio legal al que ellos mismos se opusieron cuando la ley se creó. Ambos partidos han recaudado millones de dólares en contribuciones.
Posted inNews
Appellate Court Sides With BGA Over City Officials’ Public Communications on Private Accounts
The Costly Toll of Dead-end Drug Arrests, published in December, examined how thousands of Chicagoans — mostly Black men — are arrested on drug possession charges judges, police and prosecutors all know will never stick.
Posted inCriminal Justice & Public Safety
Police Shootings in Suburbs Seldom Scrutinized or Punished
The debate over police actions, tactics and discipline may seem like a big-city problem, but in the Cook County suburbs high-profile cases show a pattern of no discipline or criminal charges for officers.
Posted inCriminal Justice & Public Safety
Tiroteos Policiales en Suburbios Son Rara Vez Investigados o Sancionados
El debate sobre las acciones policiales, las tácticas y la disciplina puede parecer un problema de las grandes ciudades, pero en los suburbios del condado de Cook los casos de alto perfil muestran un patrón de no disciplina o cargos criminales para los oficiales.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Michael Madigan Is in the Crosshairs, But We Can’t Let ComEd, ICC Slip from View
The government-for-sale system needs to come to an end. But let’s reserve some outrage — and demand for reform — for the complicity and corrupt behavior of ComEd, the state’s largest utility.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Madigan at Center of Federal Case Against ComEd
Criminal case against utility giant follows more than a year of reporting, including by the BGA, about the federal investigation.
Posted inNews
Event Recap | 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting
Reporting teams from ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune, WBEZ and WBBM-TV shared $27,000 in prizes, thanks to the generosity of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: These Two Wings Can Help Chicago’s Cargo Biz Take Flight
The Rockford area and the southern suburbs have deep needs for equity-focused investment. Here’s an airport plan that can work for both.
