by Amanda Griffin-Johnson Competitive bidding rules help governments save money, increase transparency, and avoid “pay-to-play” politics. Unfortunately, government officials don’t always play by the rules. The Chicago Tribune reports: City officials circumvented competitive bidding rules to steer a $23 million digital-radio contract to Schaumburg-based Motorola, according to City Hall’s top watchdog and documents obtained by the Tribune. Inspector General...

by Kate Piercy One of the best moves taken by Gov. Quinn when he took over as Governor after Blagojevich involved taking down the tollway signs that read “Open Road Tolling—Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor.” Yet, Quinn’s decision didn’t compel other state officials to stop “using government funds for self-promotion.” The Chicago Tribune reports, “Lately, on highways being...