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Sales Tax Institute founder chosen for prestigious accounting honor

By Caitlin Nordahl | Nov 4, 2017

Accounting Today has named Diane Yetter, president and founder of the sales tax consulting firm YETTERTM and the Sales Tax Institute, as one of its

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Rauner applauds research agreement between U of I and Israel’s Technion University

By Caitlin Nordahl | Nov 4, 2017

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Chicago TIF fund controversy described as swept under rug

By Caitlin Nordahl | Nov 3, 2017

The Chicago City Council has gone from playing a shell game to "keep away," the Better Government Association (BGA) suggested recently.

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Emanuel budget proposal digs a little deeper into Chicagoland wallets

By Caitlin Nordahl | Oct 27, 2017

The ciity budget presented by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel does not include any major tax increases, it does call for three new or increased taxes and does not adequately address pension costs, according to the Better Government Association’s Jose Sanchez.

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Some fiction, some fact found in Emanuel's boast of Chicago recovery

By Caitlin Nordahl | Oct 27, 2017

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel used some fuzzy math to boast about the speed of Chicago’s growth during his 2018 budget address, the Better Government Association (BGA) said recently.

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District inspector encouraged if independence is provided

By Caitlin Nordahl | Oct 2, 2017

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) is considering forming an inspector general’s office, a move that Better Government Association (BGA) said it welcomes as long as the district does not employ half measures.

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More and more people blowing out of Windy City at startling rate

By Caitlin Nordahl | Oct 2, 2017

More people left Chicago this summer than any other city in the country, according to United Van Lines, and the Illinois Policy Institute puts blames the high tax rates.

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Illinois expands child care program to cover 16,000 more children

By Caitlin Nordahl | Sep 21, 2017

More low- and mid-income parents in Illinois will be able to work without worrying about their children’s care thanks to an expansion of the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), according to press release from Gov. Bruce Rauner's office.

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Rauner cites Chicago campus program as 'win-win' between Illinois, China

By Caitlin Nordahl | Sep 21, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner pointed to the relationship between two schools on opposite sides of the ocean as the perfect example of educational opportunities available Illinois and China during his recent Asian trade mission.

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Hare backing of Kennedy called attempt to renew patronage system

By Caitlin Nordahl | Sep 19, 2017

Former Rep. Phil Hare must believe Chris Kennedy is the next coming of former Gov. Pat Quinn, thus earning his endorsement in the hopes of political payback, the Illinois Republican Party suggests in a recent press release.

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Disadvantaged business owners offered insight on state contracts

By Caitlin Nordahl | Sep 15, 2017

Minorities, women and other disadvantaged business owners are being invited to join the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Chicago South Loop Hotel for an open house explaining the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

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Chicago Teachers Union's 'voucher' label on new scholarships called erroneous

By Caitlin Nordahl | Sep 14, 2017

Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Karen Lewis has called the tax credit scholarship program created by recent education funding reform a “voucher program,” a characterization that lacks nuance, according to the Better Government Association (BGA).

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CPS special ed care under scrutiny following autistic student's death

By Caitlin Nordahl | Sep 14, 2017

The Better Government Association and Chicago Sun-Times are questioning the adequacy of Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) special education care following an in-depth investigation into the death of Rosario Gomez, a teenager with autism who drowned during gym class last winter.

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Watchdog group sees positive signs of change among Illinois leaders

By Caitlin Nordahl | Sep 13, 2017

Several recent political reversals are the manifestation of former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley’s adage, “Good government is good politics and good politics is good government,” according to Andy Shaw, president and CEO of the Better Government Association (BGA).

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GOP calls Lang's endorsement of Pritzker another move by Madigan

By Caitlin Nordahl | Sep 7, 2017

Rep. Lou Lang’s (D-Skokie) endorsement of J.B. Pritzker for governor is just another piece of House Speaker Michael Madigan's (D-Chicago) plan to put the billionaire in office so that Madigan can keep his hold on power, the Illinois Republican Party said in a recent press release.

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Chicago Teachers Union accused of fighting for itself, not schoolchildren

By Caitlin Nordahl | Sep 3, 2017

The Chicago Teachers Union and the gubernatorial candidates it controls are fighting a bipartisan school funding compromise that strives to do something good for all the state's schools, the Illinois Republican Party contended in a recent press release.

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Chicago railway blues described as heading for dead end without change

By Caitlin Nordahl | Aug 31, 2017

Chicago could end up being tossed off the beaten track if it doesn't get its tangled railways issues straightened out, the Better Government Association (BGA) warned recently.

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GOP sees Madigan at wheel of Pritzker bus tour

By Caitlin Nordahl | Aug 31, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker needs to rethink the name of his recently launched "Think Big" bus tour across the state, the Illinois Republican Party suggested in a recent press release.

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Illinois corn growers fear repercussions of Cook County beverage tax

By Caitlin Nordahl | Aug 31, 2017

Cook County’s recently implemented tax on sweetened beverages could trickle down and hurt the state's corn growers, according to a report from the Illinois News Network (INN) that tapped the positions of farmer associations.

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Chicago taxpayers urged to get their say in union contract dealings

By Caitlin Nordahl | Aug 30, 2017

The City of Chicago is facing two years of contract negotiations on each of the 44 collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) it holds with labor unions, and the Better Government Association (BGA) is encouraging the city’s taxpayers to make their views heard in the process.