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IL Rising: Home Sales in Cook County

By LGIS News Service | Jan 31, 2018

Home Sales in Cook County

Edgar County Watchdogs: Maine Township – Dissecting the problems with Attorney response to AG PAC Office

By LGIS News Service | Jan 31, 2018

Maine Township violated the Open Meetings Act during their November 28th, 2017, meeting by allowing the Clerk to vote and instructing three board members that they must abstain. The violation covered in this article lead to this article confirming the Attorney General Public Access Counselor was looking into the matter.

Chicago's Morning Answer: Are Facebook & Google monopolies? Economist Luigi Zingales joins Dan & Amy to discuss

By LGIS News Service | Jan 24, 2018

Are Facebook & Google monopolies? Economist Luigi Zingales joins Dan & Amy to discuss

Chicago's Morning Answer: Sheila Weinberg shares new data on the financial state of cities in the area

By LGIS News Service | Jan 24, 2018

Sheila Weinberg shares new data on the financial state of cities in the area

SHERIFF OFFERS HELP IN PROBING SUBURBAN POLICE SHOOTINGS

By LGIS News Service | Jan 19, 2018

Citing a “glaring hole” in how police shootings in the suburbs are investigated, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is offering to assist all suburban Cook County police departments to determine if officers violated policies or procedures when they shoot someone.

From DuPage Policy Journal

IL Rising: Burr Ridge Fights Back Against Jim Durkin

By LGIS News Service | 7 years ago

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BetterGov - Failed oversight follows suburban police shootings

By LGIS News Service | Jan 13, 2018

Police in suburban Cook County who shoot people under questionable circumstances do so with impunity, according to a review of every suburban police shooting over 13 years.

Failed Oversight Follows Suburban Police Shootings

By LGIS News Service | Jan 9, 2018

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113 Suburban Cop Shootings, Zero Discipline

By LGIS News Service | Jan 9, 2018

They aggressively confronted the mentally ill, fired weapons during high-speed chases and shot bystanders as well as other cops. But they were never punished or retrained.

TAKING COVER How Cops Escape Discipline for Shootings in Suburban Chicago

By LGIS News Service | Jan 9, 2018

Since 2005, there have been at least 113 police shootings in suburban Cook County.

Chicago's Morning Answer Myles Mendoza with Empower Illinois talks with Dan & Amy about school choice week

By LGIS News Service | Jan 9, 2018

Myles Mendoza with Empower Illinois talks with Dan & Amy about school choice week

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BGA SHAW: WHEN GOVERNMENT "PULLS A LUCY"

By LGIS News Service | 7 years ago

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Greg Schiller talks about his fight with Elgin over homeless "Slumber Parties"

By LGIS News Service | Jan 7, 2018

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DOUBEK: HOW SOLID LOCAL JOURNALISM DELIVERED IN CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS IN 2017

By LGIS News Service | Jan 3, 2018

DOUBEK: HOW SOLID LOCAL JOURNALISM DELIVERED IN CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS IN 2017

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By LGIS News Service | Oct 9, 2017

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Analysis: Chicago sports journalists vote Democrat

By LGIS News Service | Sep 17, 2017

A Chicago City Wire analysis of public voting histories of 57 Chicago sports journalists found that 35 have cast votes in Democrat primaries, versus 14 in Republican ones.

“The more you take tools away from officers, the harder it is to do the job effectively.”

By LGIS News Service | Sep 12, 2017

A veteran Chicago Police Officer told Chicago City Wire that recent moves by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to protect illegal immigrant criminals from being deported have made it even harder to serve and protect the crime-ridden city.

Analysis: Illinois public school spending grew 12 times faster than enrollment

By LGIS News Service | Aug 14, 2017

Illinois’ public K-12 school system spent more than $37 billion last year, 74 percent more than it did two decades ago, according to an analysis of school finance data by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.

Flashback: U.S. Rep. Gutierrez caught paying $275 in property taxes on $340K home

By LGIS News Service | Jul 30, 2017

This Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Chicago) will mark 19 years since he was caught paying just $274.42 in property taxes on his Bucktown, single-family home at 2132 W. Cortland Avenue, worth an estimated $340,000 at the time.

State tax hike means Harrisburg's richest get richer

By LGIS News Service | Jul 28, 2017

School’s out in the summertime. So when Harrisburg’s Mike and Angella Gauch decided they would drive to Springfield earlier this month, getting out of work wasn’t a concern.