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BetterGov's Leven: the Community Commission for Public Safety is reform with a capital R
For nearly three years, Chicago has been pushing forward, even if it often feels like the city is going backward or side-to-side in a whirlwind of police reform.
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BetterGov: Judge issues order to garnish Bobby Rush's congressional pay
A Cook County judge Wednesday ordered the garnishment of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush’s congressional paycheck to help repay more than $1 million for a loan taken out to buy a church in Englewood.
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From Prairie State Wire
Veteran Chicago journalist David Greising to lead the Better Government Association
The Better Government Association today announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer, David Greising, who will succeed long-time BGA CEO Andy Shaw in leading one of Illinois’ premier nonpartisan, civic watchdog organizations.
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Bettergov's Shaw: Time for a watchdog at Metropolitan Water District
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District has been busy, over the past decade, protecting Lake Michigan, cleaning up Cook County rivers and streams, treating sewage and alleviating flooding.
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Bettergov: Berrios firm's lobbying client and its tax break
Tobacco giant Altria won a lucrative property tax break last year on a Franklin Park factory from the office of Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios, who also is the co-owner of a lobbying firm that counts Altria among its longtime clients.
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BGA wins transparency ruling in Navy Pier privatization case
In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for government moves to privatize public functions, a Cook County judge Thursday declared that documents of the nonprofit agency that operates Navy Pier are subject to state open record laws.
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From Prairie State Wire
Better Government Association says Obama didn't say fathers in the home is a solution to gun violence -- but he did
Sometimes the fact-checker needs a good fact-checking.
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Bettergov: Cook County Board Commisioner proposes hearing on police oversight
Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin is pushing for a county board hearing into how suburbs investigate police shootings following a Better Government Association/WBEZ investigation that found gaping loopholes in administrative oversight.
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SHAW: POLICE SHOOTINGS IN SUBURBAN CHICAGO SHOW 'MASSIVE FAILURE OF GOVERNMENT'
After watching and reporting on local, state and national government and politics for nearly half a century, it takes a lot to shock or surprise me.
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SHERIFF OFFERS HELP IN PROBING SUBURBAN POLICE SHOOTINGS
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.
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BetterGov - Failed oversight follows suburban police shootings
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.
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Failed Oversight Follows Suburban Police Shootings
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113 Suburban Cop Shootings, Zero Discipline
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.
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TAKING COVER How Cops Escape Discipline for Shootings in Suburban Chicago
Since 2005, there have been at least 113 police shootings in suburban Cook County.
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DOUBEK: HOW SOLID LOCAL JOURNALISM DELIVERED IN CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS IN 2017
DOUBEK: HOW SOLID LOCAL JOURNALISM DELIVERED IN CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS IN 2017
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Watchdog group questions success of City Colleges under Emanuel
Although the City Colleges of Chicago are often held up by Mayor Rahm Emanuel as exemplars of a successfully reformed municipal college system, a recent investigation by the Better Government Association published on Crain’s Chicago Business indicates otherwise.
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Fact checking shows Pritzker hasn't released more tax info than Rauner
The Better Government Association (BGA) recently fact checked statements made by J.B. Pritzker, Democratic candidate for governor, that he had released "way more" information about his taxes than Gov. Bruce Rauner and found that assertion was false.
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Inspector general post for water district 'a no brainer,' Better Government Association manager says
Better Government Association (BGA) Policy Manager Rachel Leven recently urged Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) commissioners to create an office of the inspector general (IG) to improve efficiency and operations, according to a posting on the group's website.
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Union chief questions City Colleges chancellor over report of misleading data
A teachers union leader in Illinois is seeking answers from Juan Salgado, chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, over a lackluster response to a report of possible deception and misleading data.