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Home » Illinois attorney general

Tag: Illinois attorney general

Posted inNews & Politics

Ex-Chicago police oversight head: ‘I don’t know Rahm well’

by Maya Dukmasova February 20, 2018August 18, 2021

Attorney general hopeful Sharon Fairley says there’s more to her candidacy than her work for IPRA.

Posted inBlogs

Chris Kennedy: Rahm Emanuel wants to push ‘people of color’ out of Chicago, and other news

by Kate Shepherd January 3, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, Chicago’s private-sector job market is booming.

UNO Galewood Charter School in Belmont Cragin
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Charter school operator won’t say how it spent your tax dollars

by Ben Joravsky December 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Charter school operator won’t say how it spent your tax dollars.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Tue 9/17: Fried chicken, Strfkr, and a panel discussion

by Drew Hunt September 17, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, September 17.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is undermining the state Freedom of Information Act; Attorney General Lisa Madigan is charged with enforcing it.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Mayor Emanuel’s FOIA policy: Don’t ask because we won’t tell

by Ben Joravsky May 14, 2013August 19, 2021

Mayor Emanuel finds a new way to avoid sharing public records: throwing them out.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Good luck finding the documents that explain CPS’s longer school day

by Ben Joravsky February 14, 2013August 19, 2021

Good luck finding the documents that explain CPS’s longer school day

Posted inBlogs

Parking meter lawsuit stayin’ alive

by Mick Dumke September 14, 2009August 19, 2021

A lawsuit against the city and state over the parking meter lease agreement is moving forward, which puts the office of Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan in an interesting spot, since it’s still conducting its own investigation of the deal.

Posted inBlogs

Another bad day for Ticketmaster

by Miles Raymer June 30, 2009August 19, 2021

The Illinois Attorney General’s office deals a blow to Ticketmaster’s glorified scalping operation TicketsNow.

Posted inBlogs

Lurching toward justice

by Mick Dumke February 20, 2009August 19, 2021

Who should be responsible for handling the cases prisoners tortured under Jon Burge–attorney general Lisa Madigan or state’s attorney Anita Alvarez?

Posted inBlogs

Eyes on another prize

by Mick Dumke January 19, 2009August 19, 2021

Sheriff Tom Dart launches a Web site dedicated to transparency in government–and to his political future.

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