District superintendents and the regional superintendent from Rock Island County coordinated with an active political action committee to push a sales-tax hike.
How village officials used public money to pad the pockets of one of the most successful artists of all time, and tried to keep it a secret.
Issuing seven new executive orders and rescinding seven others, along with delivering a State of the State address, the new governor has had a busy first month in office.
The start of a new year always comes with resolutions for improvement, but only time will tell if they translate into effective action.
Research found more than half of the mayor’s top 100 donors benefitted from city government, “receiving contracts, zoning changes, business permits, pension work, board appointments, regulatory help or some other tangible benefit.”
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The state that gave rise to Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr. and Rita Crundwell still hasn’t learned its lesson.
Among the changes is a new posting requirement that provides only a one-hour notice before a committee hearing, diminishing transparency and accountability.
Mitchell’s email documents his efforts to political fundraise off of vendors who have done business with his school district in the past.
College President Robert Breuder will receive a $762,868 severance.
Illinois schools can demand students’ social-media passwords under HB 4207.
Within hours of being sworn in as governor, Rauner offered a stark contrast by issuing a freeze on all non-essential spending, immediately followed by ethics and transparency executive orders aimed at deconstructing the disappointing status quo of Springfield politics.
The residential-center horror stories demonstrate that corruption in government often hurts the most vulnerable among us. It also shows that exposing those injustices can lead to change.
Executive order regarding posting of new hires signals possible shift in government transparency under new administration.