Illinois Video Gambling Tax Hike Will Be Decided by Lawmakers With Financial Ties to the Industry
As video gambling has grown in the state, so have the industry’s links to lawmakers.
Of Course This Happened in Illinois. Why Wouldn’t It?
Lawmakers are making money from video gambling operators. A vote on gambling expansion may happen Friday.
At Chicago’s City Council, Committees Are Used to Reward Political Favors and Fund Patronage
Without new oversight and accountability, City Hall cannot “escape corruption, mismanagement and waste,” the city watchdog says.
We Stick With Our Stories Until We See Results
Think we’re done reporting on ticket debt, research violations at the University of Illinois at Chicago or issues at Aurora Chicago Lakeshore Hospital? Think again.
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Losing Aldermanic Privilege, and How Unprepared Illinois Is for the Next Recession
Plus, an unsurprising we-told-you-so on Cook County property taxes, and a plea from Rockford.
Three Ways Chicago’s City Council Keeps Its Committees Out of the Public Eye
And has thwarted efforts to increase transparency, too.
Why Do Journalists Describe What Story Subjects Look Like?
Do those descriptions help readers? Or do they reveal our biases?
