A government oversight group has filed a motion to reopen its case against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for personal emails that relate to public business.
In 2014, Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza and her husband paid $471,000 for their newly-renovated 3,500 square-foot three bedroom in Portage Park, on Chicago’s far northwest side.
Some 70 percent of City of Chicago employees earn more than six figures, according to an analysis of Illinois municipal compensation by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).
All of the Democrats hoping to unseat Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018 are backing Speaker of the House Michael Madigan's budget goal of raising taxes rather than enacting reforms, a Madigan spokesman told the Chicago Tribune recently.