Chicago politicians get cheap tickets for Cubs playoff games

10/06/2016

Granting favors to politicians is the cost of doing business for sports team owners in Chicago.

TAGS: Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, Tom Tunney

Chicagoans drowned in new tax proposal

By Brendan Bakala

09/08/2016

Proposed water and sewer tax hikes hit struggling city residents the hardest.

TAGS: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, taxes

Chicago Police Department cannot avoid requests for private emails under Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act

By Joe Tabor

08/31/2016

According to a ruling from Illinois’ attorney general, government employees cannot conceal work-related communication on private email, despite the Chicago Police Department’s arguments for it.

TAGS: CPD: Chicago Police Department, criminal justice reform, FOIA: Freedom of Information Act, police

July corruption watch

08/04/2016

Chicago leads the way in numerous corruption headlines yet again.

TAGS: Chicago, corruption, good government

Meet the politicians who stand to get rich off of Chicago’s massive property-tax hike

By Austin Berg

07/09/2016

More scrutiny from property owners means more money in the pockets of certain members of Illinois’ political elite, including House Speaker Mike Madigan.

Corruption Watch

07/05/2016

Headlines in June show why Chicago is considered one of the most corrupt cities in the world.

TAGS: corruption, good government, transparency

May Corruption Watch

06/03/2016

May’s corruption headlines show the steep cost nontransparent government can have on taxpayers.

TAGS: corruption, good government

Burke saved Trump $11.7M in Chicago property-tax appeal scheme

By Austin Berg

04/30/2016

Donald Trump, Chicago Alderman Edward Burke

Flawed property valuations and the process required to fix them are a cash cow for law firms, including those of House Speaker Mike Madigan, Chicago Alderman Ed Burke and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton.

TAGS: Chicago, Donald Trump, Ed Burke, property taxes

Illinois corruption watch: March 2016

04/04/2016

Several instances of corruption and mismanagement of public property and trust came to light in March and included new developments in cases involving Chicago Public Schools’ former CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

TAGS: corruption

Illinois corruption watch: February 2016

03/07/2016

Illinoisans’ confidence in their state government is the lowest of residents of any state in the nation, and corruption stories from February 2016 don’t help.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago politicians get cheap tickets for Cubs playoff games

Chicagoans drowned in new tax proposal

Chicago Police Department cannot avoid requests for private emails under Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act

July corruption watch

Meet the politicians who stand to get rich off of Chicago’s massive property-tax hike

Corruption Watch

May Corruption Watch

Burke saved Trump $11.7M in Chicago property-tax appeal scheme

Illinois corruption watch: March 2016

Illinois corruption watch: February 2016

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Report Archive

Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students