Category Archives: Inspector General
Mayor Emanuel, Inspector General Still Spar Over City Hall Access
In his quarterly report released this week, Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson disputed Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s use of attorney-client privilege to withhold documents from his office related to current misconduct investigations. >> Read the IG’s report here. This is a … Continue reading
Filed under Inspector General, Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Toothless Watchdog Won’t Scare Anyone
By Emily Miller This Think Tank post was also published Nov. 14, 2011 by HuffingtonPost.com/Chicago. Emily is the BGA’s Policy and Government Affairs Coordinator. Contact her at emiller@bettergov.org. Follow her on Twitter @EJMill. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pulling on … Continue reading
Filed under Inspector General, Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Another TIF Controversy Flares Up in Chicago
New questions are surfacing about Chicago’s implementation of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) agreements. An examination by Joseph Ferguson, the city’s Inspector General, claims that $3.7 million in cash contributions was funneled to selected non-profits from private concerns that were beneficiaries … Continue reading
Filed under Inspector General, TIFs
Chicago Inspector General Releases 63 ‘Budget Options,’ Proposes $3 Billion in Savings for 2012
Different year. Different administration. Same story: the city of Chicago has a fiscal mess to clean up. To that end, Inspector General Joseph Ferguson releases a “Budget Options Report” meant to “support efforts to balance the budget by arming the … Continue reading
Filed under Fiscal Reform, Inspector General, Streamlining Government, TIFs
Chicagoland Transit Agencies on Track for Gov’t-Approved Watchdog
Amid the confusion and chaos of this week’s legislative session in Springfield, the House and Senate passed a groundbreaking bill targeting the fraud, waste and corruption that plagues the Chicago area’s mass transit systems. The bill’s supporters expect the Governor … Continue reading
Filed under CTA, Inspector General, Legislative Update, Metra, Pace, RTA
County, City Watchdogs Push for Major Budget Cost Cuts, Lay-offs
Today, two watchdog groups released reports related to streamlining County and City government: The Chicago Office of the Inspector General released a report outlining their suggestions for budget cuts the City can make to promote “economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity … Continue reading
Filed under Inspector General, Streamlining Government
RTA to Taxpayers: Scandal? What Scandal?
For months, the Better Government Association and other citizen action groups have been talking with area transit officials about creating an independent Inspector General who will root out waste, fraud and corruption at the area’s transit agencies. Unfortunately, it appears … Continue reading
Filed under Inspector General, Metra, Pace, RTA, Uncategorized
