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1. One Chicago Alderman Goes to Prison, The Rest Claim Legislative Immunity

   ... legs.jpg Body:  Never a dull moment in Chicago. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune , a now-former alderman has pleaded guilty to bribery and ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. More Chicago Creativity

   Body:  Chicago politicians are endlessly creative. A few weeks ago I wrote about ... for $200 (or more), according to an article in yesterday's Chicago Tribune. According to the executive director of the city's ... approvals from the panel than any other zoning lawyers in Chicago." What a coincidence that, of all specialties, they chose zoning law! ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Online Non-Required Disclosures in Chicago

   ... living Internet color:  non-required disclosures made by Chicago officials and employees . These are not annual disclosures, but ... hurts to make local officials look good! Maybe the next Chicago fraud case will involve officials making up gifts that they can say ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2014-02-07 13:52 - 0 comments

4. Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms I - Good Ideas

   Body:  The second round of Chicago ethics reform recommendations , based on the ethics task force's second report (attached; see below), have been proposed by Chicago's ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Chicago's Mayor Replaces Entire Ethics Board

   ... and his allies. This doesn't appear to be the case in Chicago, where today Mayor Emmanuel replaced ethics board members whose terms ... even ignored the member recommendations of the Ethics Reform Task Force chair). If the board makes a responsible decision to find the mayor ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms II - Bad Ideas

   Body:  My second blog post on the Chicago ethics task force's second report identified what I considered to be its worst ideas ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. Taking the Big Ethical Step from Government Lawyer to Mayor

   ... to the blog Musings (with links to official sites for each piece of information), the city's mayor appoints half the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. Not One Little Job, But the Whole Works

   ... ... My son’s role in overseeing safety on construction sites is completely unrelated to the development and permitting processes ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. Contracting Out Government Work to Prevent Transparency

   ... public agency is entitled to receive a copy of records and files related to the performance of the governmental function, and (2) indicate that such records and files are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and may be disclosed by the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. A City Where "We Don't Want Nobody Nobody Sent"

    ... has patronage been practiced and accepted more than in Chicago. And yet that is where it is being prosecuted. Patronage is often ... ratings, the rigging of test scores, and the destruction of files (the shredding business thrives on identity theft and ethics laws). And, ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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