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With taxpayers already paying $319,476 per graduate, City Colleges of Chicago seeks another tuition hike
City Colleges of Chicago, which has a taxpayer-funded annual budget of more than $523 million, is considering a 2 percent annual tuition increase over the next four years despite tumbling enrollment and questions surrounding its graduation numbers.
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How will Illinois' political journalists vote on Tuesday? We have a guess.
If Illinois' political journalists were the only ones voting on Tuesday, J.B. Pritzker, Mike Madigan and the rest of the state's Democrats would win in a landslide.
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BetterGov- Chicago would be in good company if it broadcasts and records its committee hearings
BetterGov assesses how Chicago can be more transparent by recording its committee hearings.
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BGA Policy Team recommends further transparency work for police accountability in Chicago
The Illinois Attorney General’s recently drafted a consent decree in conjunction with the City of Chicago that outlined changes seeking to improve police accountability and address excessive force and other problematic areas.
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How BetterGov changed oversight in police shooting
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently signed into law a transparency measure which requires all police stations to conduct comprehensive administrative reviews involving police shootings
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BetterGov files lawsuit against Chicago to disclose deal with Musk
In June, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and multi-billionaire Elon Musk appeared together to talk about thier vision in creating an underground express railway which would take passengers from the Loop to O'Hare airport in 12 minutes. They have yet to reveal the details of the plan.
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BetterGov - The tie between Manafort and Chicago Mayor Emanuel
Per BetterGov's inverstigation: Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a confidant played key roles in throwing a taxpayer funded financial lifeline to a Chicago banker now enmeshed in the ongoing criminal trial of onetime Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort.
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BGA - Fed up residents of South and West Chicago fight city hall over pollution
Residents living in the South and West are fighting city hall over distribution centers, a metal scrap recycling plant and an asphalt maker — businesses which other communities shun.
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BetterGov fact-check: Emanuel wrong again on Chicago jobs
Chicago's mayor latest claim about Chicago jobs are once again as false as the ones he made earlier this year
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BetterGov - Improving Chicago police contracts
BetterGov investigates 14 ways to improve the tricky yet overtly powerful police contract in Chicago.
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BetterGov fact checks mayoral candidate Troy LaRaviere's statement regarding Chicago Public Schools' staffing
The BetterGov team tackles Chicago mayoral candidate Troy LaRaviere, head of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association, and his statement on whether or not Chicago Public Schools are the most understaffed district in Illinois.
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BGA - In their own words: seniors on living in Chicago Housing Authority apartments
Seniors living in Chicago Housing Authority apartments have faced problems with the elevators for years.
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BetterGov Fact-Check: Is the ACLU Really to Blame for Chicago’s Murder Spike?
BetterGov looks into Attorney General Jeff Sessions recent remark that the surge in deadly violence in Chicago was caused by ACLU pressure to end the city’s stop-and-frisk policing policy. Session is mostly false.
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BetterGov - When it comes to teacher pension, blame goes around
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former schools CEO Paul Vallas a possible rival for Emanuel's cushy seat, are trading words over which of them is to blame for the mess that is Chicago's teacher pensions.
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BetterGov - Chicago's new ID system brings about opportunities but also fears
BetterGov assesses the new Chicago CityKey ID system aimed to provide easy access for residents. Conservatives, however, claim that it opens the door for voter fraud
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BetterGov - How to create effective oversight for Chicago's water reclamation district
The BGA's Policy Team provides recommendations for oversight of the Chicago area's water reclamation district.
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BetterrGov - Fact check: does Chicago tree trimmers make six a figure salary
Controversial community activist and Chicago mayoral candidate, Ja'Mal Green alleges that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel are paying "workers employed by the department charged with keeping the city clean are making $100,000 or more each year."
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BetterGov - Lawmakers seeking broader reviews of police shootings
Several Illinois legislators vows push to close a loophole in state law that allows suburban police to avoid administrative scrutiny after shooting a person.
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BetterGov Fact-Check: Is Chicago gun violence really ‘killing’ the city’s bottom Line?
BetterGov assess the truthfulness of his statement regarding gun violence affecting the city's bottom line.
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BetterGov: owners of Navy Pier spent $670,000 in taxpayer money to fight truth
The government owners of the Navy Pier have allegedly spent nearly $670,000 in public funds on attorneys to fight the Better Government Association’s efforts to obtain records