The union myth of ‘free riders’

By Mailee Smith

10/14/2017

A solution to the union’s “free rider” claim is on the table. Why doesn’t it enjoy union support?

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, fair share, free rider, Janus v. AFSCME, labor, right to work, unions

Rauner signs civil asset forfeiture reform into law

By Brendan Bakala

09/19/2017

The new law will transfer the burden of proof to law enforcement in forfeiture proceedings.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, civil asset forfeiture, criminal justice reform

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

Chicago police unions are fighting to destroy decades of complaint records

By Austin Berg

12/14/2015

Tens of thousands of Chicago police misconduct files could be purged due to lawsuits filed by police unions.

TAGS: CPD: Chicago Police Department, good government, police misconduct

Corruption Watch: April 2015

By Shawn Tonge

05/08/2015

April saw two major players in Illinois education ensnared in charges of cronyism, among more than 60 other corruption-related stories.

TAGS: good government

Illinois corruption watch, July 2014

By Brian Costin

08/09/2014

The bad news keeps piling up for Illinoisans. Illinois Policy’s “corruption watch” blog series hit a new high in the month of July with nearly 100 corruption-related stories. Chicago and Springfield are the two cities most synonymous with the state’s corruption woes. Unsurprisingly, both cities dominated headlines with the top two corruption stories of the...

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The union myth of ‘free riders’

Rauner signs civil asset forfeiture reform into law

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

July corruption watch

Chicago police unions are fighting to destroy decades of complaint records

Corruption Watch: April 2015

Illinois corruption watch, July 2014

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