Chicago issued over 1,836 red-light camera tickets per day in last 4 years

By Hilary Gowins

08/18/2015

Chicago’s red-light cameras are merely a way for the city to extract more money from drivers; they have nothing to do with public safety.

Secret emails at University of Illinois show need for reformed FOIA requirements

By Jeffrey Schwab

08/13/2015

Governments and government agencies should adopt policies that prohibit officials from using their personal email addresses to conduct government business.

TAGS: FOIA: Freedom of Information Act

What happens when public unions control everything for decades? Just look at Chicago and Illinois

07/27/2015

The status quo has clearly failed residents in the Windy City and statewide.

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

Want to fix Illinois’ economic development agency? Put it out to pasture

By Hilary Gowins

05/04/2015

For more than a decade, Illinois has been giving select businesses many millions of dollars more in tax credits than the law allows.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, DCEO: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, EDGE: Economic Development for a Growing Economy, jobs, public private partnership

Illinois Senate to vote on historic transparency bill

By Jim Long

05/01/2015

House Bill 2717 is the type of good-government reform Illinoisans are thirsting for.

Closing imaginary loopholes in Illinois’ public-records law

By David Giuliani

04/24/2015

While the Freedom of Information Act is abundantly clear, secrecy-obsessed bureaucrats often claim exemption.

TAGS: College of DuPage, FOIA: Freedom of Information Act

Corruption watch: March 2015

By Shawn Tonge

04/08/2015

April showers bring May flowers, but all March gave us was 53 new corruption stories in Illinois.

TAGS: good government

Good government bill could mark turning point in statewide transparency

By Heather Weiner

04/06/2015

HB 2717 would give taxpayers access to spending and decision-making documents

TAGS: good government

Call waiting: Chicago Police Department refusing to release cellphone-tracking info

By Bryant Jackson-Green

03/31/2015

The Chicago Police Department is refusing to disclose information regarding its use of covert cellphone-tracking devices, which can intercept the personal information of innocent bystanders.

TAGS: Chicago, CPD: Chicago Police Department

Freedom of Information Act

Chicago issued over 1,836 red-light camera tickets per day in last 4 years

Secret emails at University of Illinois show need for reformed FOIA requirements

What happens when public unions control everything for decades? Just look at Chicago and Illinois

Corruption Watch: April 2015

Want to fix Illinois’ economic development agency? Put it out to pasture

Illinois Senate to vote on historic transparency bill

Closing imaginary loopholes in Illinois’ public-records law

Corruption watch: March 2015

Good government bill could mark turning point in statewide transparency

Call waiting: Chicago Police Department refusing to release cellphone-tracking info

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