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Search results for keyword: The Watchdogs found in 56 News.

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  • by david hall
Sex dungeon on Near West Side has gotten property tax breaks for decades

The Chicago Illusions building gets a tax break because it has two apartments — even though it appears those units are used as part of the business.

chicago-corruption-trials
  • by david hall
Corrupt businessman's partner pleads guilty to prostitution conspiracy

Iman Bambooyani admitted to jet-setting across the country with four women and paying them thousands of dollars for sex. He's now agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors.

extremism-in-the-ranks
  • by david hall
Efforts to root out Chicago police extremism have 'fallen short’ of Mayor Johnson’s promises, watchdog says

The inspector general’s office urged Johnson to create a task force aimed at "preventing, identifying, and eliminating extremist and anti-government activities and associations within CPD.”

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
State Sen. Harris chairs insurance committee, invests in insurance brokers; How isn't that a conflict?

Napoleon Harris III, chairman of the Illinois Senate's Insurance Committee for several years, recently became an "investor" with insurance brokers in Chicago's southwest suburbs. He denies any conflict of interest.